A unique method to utilize the energy of magnetic domains present in ferromagnetic and paramagnetic materials

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a generator and method for generating AC or DC electrical power that eliminates back torque and involves harnessing the inherent energy available in the ferromagnetic and paramagnetic magnetic domains of the generator rotor pole pieces using electromagnetic coils in the generator stator. The method includes determining an excitation cycle based on a target frequency of the generator, executing the excitation cycle by applying current to one or more electrical wires according to a predefined sequence to align the magnetic domains of the salient pole pieces of the generator rotor to create a developing magnetic flux field, and transferring the resulting current generated by the magnetic flux field to a power output. The systems and apparatus disclosed herein include means for performing this method.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] A system and method for removing reverse torque from a generator and generating alternating current (AC) or direct current (DC) by utilizing rotor and stator electromagnetic coils to harvest the inherent energy available in the ferromagnetic and paramagnetic rotor magnetic domains. [Background technology]

[0002] The rapid decline of the Earth's fossil fuel sources, together with environmental pollution of soil, air and water and concurrent climate change, make clear the clear and urgent need for alternative energy supplies that are efficient and do not require fossil fuels and are non-polluting.

[0003] All standard generators in use today, by definition, require an input of 1 horsepower of kinetic energy to produce 746 watts of electrical energy.

[0004] This relationship between mechanical horsepower and electrical watts also includes derived units of electrical power that have developed from observations and measurements in physical and electrical machines (and horses!).

[0005] A standard generator, by definition, requires 1 horsepower to produce 746 watts, plus enough additional horsepower to keep the rotor's physical mechanism rotating at the proper speed to maintain the desired frequency. The horsepower required to rotate the mechanism is usually about 0.2 horsepower to produce 746 watts in a standard generator, for a total of 1.2 horsepower to produce 746 watts, but of these about 0.2 horsepower of energy is actually used to generate power. The remaining 1 horsepower, equivalent to 746 watts, is required to overcome the reverse torque, or what is called "back electromotive force."

[0006] The "back electromotive force" or "reverse torque" of all rotating generators in use today can best be explained by reference to "Lenz's Law", which, in summary, states that when a changing magnetic flux generates an electromotive force according to Faraday's law, the induced electromotive force will be of such polarity that it will produce a current whose magnetic field opposes the magnetic flux that generates this electromotive force. The magnetic field induced in any circular wire will always act to keep the magnetic flux in the ring constant. If the B-field increases, the induced magnetic field acts in an equal and opposite direction to the B-field, and if the B-field decreases, the induced magnetic field acts with equal force in the direction of the applied magnetic field. In all standard generators, the rotor is placed inside the stator coil ring, so that the rotor generates a current in the stator, which in turn generates a magnetic field of equal force and opposite polarity, so that reverse torque is the product of the design or design flaws of all standard generators. Because of reverse torque, approximately 85% more mechanical energy is required to turn the rotor than is required to generate electrical power.

[0007] Therefore, there is a need to provide a system and method that overcomes at least some of these problems existing in the prior art. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0008] Systems and methods according to the present disclosure are provided along with systems and methods for harvesting the energy of magnetic domains in ferromagnetic and paramagnetic materials, particularly magnetic steels, for generators designed to eliminate back torque. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a solid-state electromagnetic rotor comprising: a plurality of salient pole pieces disposed about a support structure, a first end of each salient pole piece being attached to the support structure and a second end of each salient pole piece facing outwardly, away from the support structure, the pole pieces comprising ferromagnetic and / or paramagnetic material; A plurality of electric wires wound around each salient pole piece; By applying current to the wires according to a predefined sequence to align the magnetic domains of the salient pole pieces, the desired magnetic field is generated by applying current to the wires according to the predefined sequence. Distinguishable an excitation circuit configured to generate electricity by producing a magnetic flux field such that a moving, polarized magnetic field in the form of a magnetic pole is provided, the strength of the moving, polarized magnetic field being proportional to the density of the magnetic domains in the material of the salient pole piece; Equipped with.

[0010] Preferably, the plurality of salient pole pieces are divided into N groups.

[0011] Advantageously, the salient pole pieces within each group are configured to be energized sequentially, each for a predetermined time and / or with a predefined delay between energization of the salient pole pieces of each group, to achieve an excitation cycle of the target frequency.

[0012] Advantageously, the multiple electric wires wound around each salient pole piece include an inner electric wire proximal to the support structure and an outer electric wire distal to the support structure, the inner electric wire and the outer electric wire being excited such that the salient pole pieces form a dipole magnet.

[0013] Preferably, the excitation circuit comprises an electronic gating system.

[0014] According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a generator comprising the solid-state electromagnetic rotor described above, the generator further comprising: a generator stator having a stator housing; Equipped with A solid electromagnetic rotor is disposed within or around and attached to the stator housing such that a magnetic flux field generated by the solid electromagnetic rotor excites the stator coils to produce electrical power.

[0015] Ideally, the stator further comprises a cavity or radial surface and further comprises stator wires configured to direct power to the output port.

[0016] Preferably, the stator cavity is configured to receive a solid electromagnetic rotor.

[0017] Advantageously, the generator further comprises a processor, the processor comprising: determining an excitation cycle based on a desired target frequency of the generator; turning on and off a power supply of an excitation circuit connected to a plurality of electric wires wound around the plurality of salient pole pieces to excite the plurality of electric wires, and aligning the magnetic domains of the plurality of salient pole pieces according to a predefined sequence such that the magnetic domains of the salient pole pieces in an N-th group among the N groups of salient pole pieces are aligned with a first polarity in a first half of an excitation cycle and aligned with a second polarity in a second half of the excitation cycle; The device is configured to perform one or more of the following:

[0018] Advantageously, the processor is further configured to receive a signal from the semiconductor frequency generator and to determine a target frequency for the generator based on the signal.

[0019] Further advantageously, the processor is configured to sequentially turn on and off a plurality of switching elements of the excitation circuit within an excitation cycle.

[0020] Advantageously, a portion of the output power from the generator is fed back to the excitation circuit.

[0021] Advantageously, a portion of the output power is transferred to an energy storage device.

[0022] Preferably, the energy storage device comprises one of a battery and a capacitor, or a combination of a battery and a capacitor.

[0023] Preferably, the generator further comprises: a plurality of generator stators, each generator stator comprising a stator housing; a plurality of solid state electromagnetic rotors, each of which is concentrically mounted within and / or to a respective stator housing in either a rotor-stator-rotor-stator or stator-rotor-stator-rotor manner; Equipped with.

[0024] Preferably, the stator housing comprises a motor stator housing.

[0025] More preferably, the motor stator housing comprises a four pole electric motor stator housing.

[0026] Advantageously, a four pole electric motor stator housing includes a rotor insert on which the conductors are wound in the winding pattern of a four pole generator.

[0027] Further advantageously, the four pole electric motor stator housing includes a motor stator winding having a four pole motor winding pattern.

[0028] Ideally, the motor stator windings are connected to the winding pattern of a four pole electric motor.

[0029] Advantageously, the four-pole electric motor is arranged to generate a four-pole rotating magnetic field at a predefined frequency.

[0030] Preferably, the predefined frequency is 1800 rpm for 60 Hz power from the generator and 1400 rpm for 50 Hz power from the generator.

[0031] Preferably, the four-pole rotating magnetic field generates a three-phase voltage in the rotor insert.

[0032] Advantageously, the generator further comprises an oscillation modulator for stabilizing the voltage and power output of the generator. The oscillation modulator may comprise a four pole electric motor stator housing including a rotor insert wound with conductors within a four pole generator winding pattern and connected in either a "high wye", "low wye" or delta connection.

[0033] Preferably, the leads from the rotor connection of the oscillation modulator are connected to a number of capacitors and the motor stator is connected to a three phase output of a generator.

[0034] Advantageously, the three phase voltages and currents from the rotor insert oscillate across the leads in and out of the capacitor, thereby stabilizing the power output of the generator.

[0035] According to a third aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of generating electrical power using a generator as described above, the method comprising: determining an excitation cycle based on a target frequency of the generator; performing an excitation cycle by applying current to one or more of the wires according to a predefined sequence to align the magnetic domains of the rotor salient pole pieces to create a developing magnetic flux field; transferring a resultant current generated by the magnetic flux field to a power output; Including, The strength of the magnetic flux field develops and increases as the magnetic domains become aligned. The maximum strength of the magnetic flux field developed is at least four times greater than the strength of the electromagnetic conditioning field that energizes the moving magnetic poles that power the stator.

[0036] Advantageously, the method further comprises the step of transferring a portion of the resulting current to an energy storage device.

[0037] Advantageously, the method further comprises feeding a portion of the output power from the generator back to the excitation circuit.

[0038] In the case of the generator of the present invention, since the rotor is solid and does not rotate, but the poles rotate, there is no counter torque between the rotor and the stator, or magnetic drag between the poles. This induced magnetic pole in the stator pieces is induced by the current flow, and never causes the current to flow, as seen by the fact that the generator reaches full voltage before the current passes to the electrical load.

[0039] In the present invention, energy is only required to excite the rotor to create the rotating magnetic poles, so the system takes the power required, circulates it to drive the generator, and the remaining power becomes available power to be used for any purpose required.

[0040] The current passing through the rotor coils creates relatively weak magnetic poles that align the magnetic domains of the metal to create a strong, moving, continuous rotating magnetic pole that generates more power from the magnetic domains than is required to adjust the magnetic field. Therefore, in the disclosed invention, the energy harvested from the moving magnetic field as the magnetic domains align allows for more available electrical energy to be output than was input to the system.

[0041] The solid rotor of the present disclosure is substantially free of back torque due to five design changes compared to standard rotary generators existing in the prior art. 1. The rotor in a solid-state system has no moving parts. 2.The rotor does not rotate within the stator cavity. 3.The magnetic poles rotate at the proper frequency and sequence to produce the desired power output. 4.Solid rotors can be used to retrofit any single-phase, two-phase, or three-phase standard generator. 5.The rotor and stator can be radially stacked to increase power and improve efficiency.

[0042] On November 17, 2017, Dr. Robert R. Holcomb filed a patent application with the European Patent Office (EPO) entitled “Solid-State Multi-Pole and Uni-Pole Electric Generator Rotor for AC / DC Electric Generators” in which he described using a static rotor with a rotating magnetic field. The disclosure described the use of this device to eliminate reverse torque or back EMF. It also described an efficiency performance that is apparently greater than 1 (>1). This finding allowed the generator to operate autonomously. The disclosure did not explain how the energy input allows for an energy output that is greater than the apparent energy input. This mechanism is addressed in this disclosure. The input energy does not balance the output energy when the energy taken from the magnetic domains of the ferromagnetic magnetic steel is put into the energy equation.

[0043] In this disclosure, the device that generates the rotating magnetic field is called a rotor, even though the device does not rotate. Distinguishable It is referred to herein as a rotor because it emits a rotating magnetic field in the form of magnetic poles.

[0044] The disclosed system does not conform to the classical definition of a generator (Webster's definition of a generator is "a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy"). Classical generators operate using a primary motive force to create mechanical energy that rotates a magnetized rotor. Magnetic flux from the rotor pushes electrons through the stator coils to an electrical load. The disclosed system generates and propagates a polarized magnetic field, and magnetic flux from this field pushes electrons through the stator coils to an electrical load. While the magnetic field rotates, the physical member that generates the magnetic poles (the rotor) remains stationary. Therefore, since this system does not conform to the classical definition of any existing power generation system, it will be referred to hereafter as a Holcomb Energy System (HES).

[0045] The disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for one or more generator rotors, which may be solid, to provide most of the magnetic flux required to excite the stator. The presently disclosed standing salient poles are excited by relatively weak electromagnetic poles. The current to generate the relatively weak magnetic poles is derived from the output of the generator stator. When the standing poles are excited by relatively weak electromagnetic fields emanating from electromagnetic coils, these weak fields align the magnetic domains of the magnetic steel in a single direction. The magnetic domains are formed by the electron spins of unpaired electrons of the atoms of the magnetic steel or other suitable material. Therefore, most of the energy to run the solid-state generator comes from the electron spins of unpaired electrons aligned by the relatively weak magnetic fields of the salient pole electromagnetic coils, which form the magnetic domains. As these magnetic domains align, they create a very strong magnetic flux that induces voltage and current flow in the stator coils.

[0046] These ferromagnetic and paramagnetic materials create atomic magnetic moments that exhibit very strong interactions. These interactions are created by electronic exchange forces that align the atomic magnetic moments in parallel or anti-parallel. The exchange forces are very large, corresponding to magnetic fields of the order of 1000 Tesla, or roughly 100 million times the strength of the Earth's magnetic field. The saturation magnetization of a material is the maximum induced magnetic moment that can be obtained in a magnetic field (H.sat). Beyond this saturation point, further increases in the weak alignment field do not result in further increases in magnetization. Saturation occurs when all of the available magnetic domains are aligned. Ferromagnetic materials exhibit parallel aligned moments that result in large net magnetization even in the presence of relatively weak electromagnetic poles that are providing alignment.

[0047] According to some example embodiments, a system is provided that generates power by eliminating reverse torque, which represents approximately 80% of the load in a standard generator and which must be overcome by a prime mover. The generator of the present disclosure is solid-state and highly efficient since most of the moving magnetic flux is provided by the alignment of the magnetic domains inside the salient poles of the rotor's magnetic steel in a forward developing manner. The only power required to operate the generator is that required to excite the weak poles that are responsible for the alignment of the magnetic domains of the rotor's magnetic poles. Therefore, the generator operates in perfect energy balance. 1kW input power (regulated) + 3kW from magnetic domain ↓ 4.0kW output power

[0048] The above summary equation accounts for all of the large energy in the system; the input and output energies are in perfect balance.

[0049] For example, a solid-state electromagnetic rotor according to the present disclosure may include a plurality of salient pole pieces arranged about a support structure, a first end of each salient pole piece being attached to the support structure, a second end of each salient pole piece being oriented outwardly or inwardly away from the support structure, and an electric wire being energized by a relatively weak current that provides a relatively weak magnetic pole when the electric wires of the plurality of salient pole pieces are sequentially energized by an excitation circuit, such that the magnetic domains of the poles are aligned with the relatively weak magnetic poles as desired. Distinguishable A winding is wound around each salient pole piece to provide a moving, strong, polarized magnetic field in the form of a magnetic pole to generate electricity.

[0050] According to one embodiment, a conventional bi-pole or multi-pole rotating rotor is DistinguishableA method is disclosed for removing back torque from a rotary generator that involves replacing static solid rotor inserts with single, double, or multiple poles that create rotating magnetic poles. Such poles are created by energizing wires wrapped around the magnetic steel of the poles. The relatively weak magnetic poles created by the electrical excitation align the magnetic domains of the magnetic steel or other suitable material. The aligning magnetic domains creates a strong moving magnetic field that generates power without rotating the physical rotor body. Because the rotor does not physically rotate, there is no energy-consuming interaction between the rotor poles and the induced magnetic poles in the stator pieces when the generator is connected to an electrical load. Additionally, the generator does not require energy to rotate the rotor at the proper speed required to maintain a desired frequency. The majority of the input magnetic energy is generated by aligning the magnetic domains of the metal poles.

[0051] The present disclosure is devised to harvest relatively unlimited amounts of electrical energy from ferromagnetic and paramagnetic materials. The present disclosure redesigns the generator in the form of a solid-state, rotating generator, but is not limited to rotary generators. This design eliminates the back torque present in the generator and utilizes the power of the magnetic domains of magnetic steel (but is not limited to magnetic steel) as the energy source to power the generator. For the magnetic steel of the present disclosure, the ratio of the magnetic permeability of air μ(H / M) is 1.2567×10 -6 H / M, and the magnetic permeability of magnetic steel is 5.0×10 -3 H / M. Therefore, the relative permeability μ / μ0 of magnetic steel to air is at most 4000. The electromagnetic permeability of a material is related to the number of magnetic domains per unit volume of the material.

[0052] A magnetic domain is a region in a paramagnetic or ferromagnetic material where the magnetization is uniformly oriented, meaning that the individual magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned with each other. The regions that separate domains are called domain walls, where the induced magnetization rotates coherently from the direction in one domain to the direction in the adjacent domain.

[0053] In this disclosure, the electromagnetic poles are formed by aligning the polarity directions of the magnetic domains with the relatively weak magnetic field of the magnetic coils of the standing poles. As the magnetic domains are aligned, the force of the moving magnetic field comes primarily from the aligned magnetic domains, which are formed by the electron spins of atoms within the metal or other suitable material. Thus, the energy used to power this generator is provided by the spins of unpaired electrons of the atoms that make up the ferromagnetic, paramagnetic, or other suitable material that makes up the standing poles.

[0054] The apparent strength of an electromagnet is influenced by the following factors: 1. The number of turns of the coil of wire wound around the magnetic core 2. The strength of the current applied to the coil 3.Magnetic core material

[0055] This is related to the relative number of magnetic domains per unit volume.

[0056] The elimination of reverse torque with solid-state generator designs allows AC or DC generators to operate at 400% to 500% greater efficiency. This design change alone allows the generator to operate as a standard generator would, but requires only 20% of the input power that a standard generator requires in operation, yet the newly designed generator maintains the same 100% output.

[0057] In the present disclosure, the majority of the input energy to power the generator comes from the unique electron spin patterns of the paramagnetic metal or other suitable material used to make the rotor and stator of the generator. Materials with high magnetic flux permeability have many more magnetic domains than materials with low permeability.

[0058] This system generates power according to Faraday's law: the voltage induced in a coil is proportional to the product of the number of loops in that coil, the cross-sectional area of ​​each loop, the rate at which the magnetic field is changing in those loops, and the flux density of the changing magnetic field.

[0059] In this disclosure, the rotor is stationary, i.e., does not rotate, so reverse torque (back EMF) is not an issue. The induced poles in the stator are induced by current flow in the stator coils. This current is created by a series of standing poles that are sequentially excited by current produced by the main generator and transferred by solid-state relays to the appropriate rotor coils. The excited coils align the magnetic domains of the standing poles, and as the domains align, a moving magnetic field is created. The magnetic domains provide a moving magnetic flux density that induces voltages and currents in the stator. A computer operated system operates in four Distinguishable It generates magnetic poles (N,S,N,S) which rotate at 1800 rpm to generate three-phase 60 Hz power, or 1500 rpm to generate three-phase 50 Hz power, the frequency of which is controlled by an on-board computer sequence system.

[0060] Before describing in detail particular embodiments of the present disclosure, it is to be understood that the disclosure is not limited to the arrangement of components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The disclosure is capable of embodiments in addition to those described and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. It is also to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed in the specification and abstract are used for purposes of description and should not be regarded as limiting.

[0061] As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the concepts and features on which this disclosure is based may be readily utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods, and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present disclosure. Moreover, the claims should be construed as including equivalent structures insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0062] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional end view of an example rotor lamination revealing salient pole pieces and flux sleeves according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 2]FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional end view of an example rotor lamination showing salient pole pieces, flux iron, and pole piece windings according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional end view of an example rotor lamination showing clockwise angled salient pole pieces and pole piece windings according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid rotor showing 16 wound salient poles and flux return inserts according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 5] FIG. 1 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid-state rotor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with pole windings and excitation polarity sequence circuitry shown for all 16 salient poles for the first pulse of a 4-pole, 60 Hz cycle. [Figure 6] FIG. 1 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid-state rotor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with pole windings and excitation polarity sequence circuitry shown for all 16 salient poles at the second pulse of a 4-pole, 60 Hz cycle. [Figure 7] FIG. 1 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid-state rotor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with pole windings and excitation polarity sequence circuitry shown for all 16 salient poles at the third pulse of a 4-pole, 60 Hz cycle. [Figure 8] FIG. 1 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid-state rotor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with pole windings and excitation polarity sequence circuitry shown for all 16 salient poles at the fourth pulse of a 4-pole, 60 Hz cycle. [Figure 9] FIG. 1 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid-state rotor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with pole windings and excitation polarity sequence circuitry shown for all 16 salient poles at the 5th pulse of a 60 Hz cycle with 4 poles. [Figure 10] FIG. 1 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid-state rotor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with pole windings and excitation polarity sequence circuitry shown for all 16 salient poles at the sixth pulse of a 60 Hz cycle with four poles. [Figure 11]FIG. 1 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid-state rotor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with pole windings and excitation polarity sequence circuitry shown for all 16 salient poles at the seventh pulse of a 60 Hz cycle with four poles. [Figure 12] FIG. 1 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid-state rotor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with pole windings and excitation polarity sequence circuitry shown for all 16 salient poles at the 8th pulse of a 60 Hz cycle with 4 poles. [Figure 13] FIG. 1 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid-state rotor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with pole windings and excitation polarity sequence circuitry shown for all 16 salient poles at the 9th pulse of a 60 Hz cycle with 4 poles. [Figure 14] FIG. 1 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid-state rotor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with pole windings and excitation polarity sequence circuitry shown for all 16 salient poles at the 10th pulse of a 60 Hz cycle with 4 poles. [Figure 15] FIG. 1 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid-state rotor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with pole windings and excitation polarity sequence circuitry shown for all 16 salient poles at the 11th pulse of a 60 Hz cycle with 4 poles. [Figure 16] FIG. 1 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid-state rotor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with pole windings and excitation polarity sequence circuitry shown for all 16 salient poles at the 12th pulse of a 60 Hz cycle with 4 poles. [Figure 17] FIG. 1 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid-state rotor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with pole windings and excitation polarity sequence circuitry shown for all 16 salient poles at the 13th pulse of a 60 Hz cycle with 4 poles. [Figure 18] FIG. 1 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid-state rotor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with pole windings and excitation polarity sequence circuitry shown for all 16 salient poles at the 14th pulse of a 60 Hz cycle with 4 poles. [Figure 19]FIG. 1 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid-state rotor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with pole windings and excitation polarity sequence circuitry shown for all 16 salient poles at the 15th pulse of a 60 Hz cycle with 4 poles. [Figure 20] FIG. 1 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid-state rotor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with pole windings and excitation polarity sequence circuitry shown for all 16 salient poles at the 16th pulse of a 60 Hz cycle with 4 poles. [Figure 21] FIG. 1 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid-state rotor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with pole windings and excitation polarity sequence circuitry shown for all 16 salient poles for the first pulse of a 4-pole, 60 Hz cycle. [Figure 22] 1A-1D illustrate cross-sectional end views of members of stator and rotor laminations according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 23] FIG. 2 illustrates two cross-sectional end views of inner rotor laminations, stator laminations, and outer rotor laminations members joined together according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 24] FIG. 2 illustrates an end cross-sectional perspective elevation view of inner rotor laminations, stator laminations, and outer rotor laminations pressurized and ready for insulation and wrapping according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 25] FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional end view of a stator / rotor lamination according to an embodiment of the present disclosure illustrating the developing magnetic flux field generated by the aligned magnetic domains as the metallic domains are aligned. [Figure 26] 26 illustrates a cross-sectional end view of a stator / rotor lamination according to an embodiment of the present disclosure illustrating the developing magnetic flux field caused by alignment of the magnetic domains as the metal domains become more aligned compared to FIG. 25. [Figure 27] FIG. 27 illustrates a cross-sectional end view of a stator / rotor lamination according to an embodiment of the present disclosure illustrating the developing magnetic flux field caused by alignment of the magnetic domains as the metal domains become more aligned compared to FIG. 26. [Figure 28]27A-27C illustrate cross-sectional end views of stator / rotor laminations according to embodiments of the present disclosure illustrating the developing magnetic flux fields caused by alignment of the magnetic domains as the metal domains become more aligned compared to FIG. [Figure 29] 29 illustrates a cross-sectional end view of a stator / rotor lamination according to an embodiment of the present disclosure illustrating the developing magnetic flux field caused by alignment of the magnetic domains as the metal domains become more aligned compared to FIG. 28. [Diagram 30] FIG. 2 illustrates a top-end view of the inner rotor laminations, stator laminations, and outer rotor laminations wound and installed according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 31] FIG. 1 illustrates an upward diagonal view of a wound and mounted rotor / stator / rotor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 32] FIG. 2 illustrates a basic winding pattern of a stator unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 33] FIG. 2 illustrates a line drawing of an end view of a rotor with all rotor laminations and windings assembled according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 34] FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional end view of members of a rotor / stator lamination according to an embodiment of the present disclosure that are joined together. [Figure 34A] FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional end view of members of a rotor / stator lamination according to an embodiment of the present disclosure that are joined together, including typical dimensions of those members. [Diagram 35] FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional end view of an inner stator lamination member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 36] FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional end view of a member of a dual rotor lamination according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 37] FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional end view of a member of a dual stator stack according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 38] FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional end view of a member of an outer rotor lamination according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 39] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a connection pattern of three-phase coils in a "high wye" four-wire connection according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 40] FIG. 2 illustrates an oscilloscope output waveform of three-phase power generated by a generator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 41] FIG. 2 is an elevation view of a cowling covering a rotor / stator according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 42] FIG. 2 is an elevation view of a partially separated cowling covering a rotor / stator according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 43] FIG. 43 is an elevational view of a partially separated cowling (further separated compared to FIG. 42) covering the rotor / stator according to one of the embodiments of the present disclosure. [Diagram 44] FIG. 2 illustrates an end projection view of an oscillation modulator stack with three of the phase windings in place according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 45] FIG. 2 illustrates a basic winding pattern of an oscillation modulator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 46] FIG. 2 illustrates a stator of an oscillation modulator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure fully wound and ready to be assembled to a rotor. [Figure 47] FIG. 2 illustrates a rotor lamination of an oscillation modulator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, pressed and ready for wrapping. [Figure 48] FIG. 2 illustrates a rotor lamination of an oscillation modulator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, fully wound and ready for attachment to a stator. [Figure 49] FIG. 2 illustrates a stator and rotor connection of an oscillation modulator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 50] FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of a self-powered generator in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 50A] 1 is a graph showing the variation in generated magnetic flux strength in gauss versus the magnitude of current applied to the coil for both steel and Plexiglas. [Figure 51] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary pole circuit for a generator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 52]FIG. 2 illustrates an end view of a generator main control panel of a system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 53] FIG. 2 illustrates a diagram of one of the pole modules of a generator of a system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 54] FIG. 1 illustrates a view of one of the diode / terminal junctions of a pole module of a generator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 55] FIG. 2 illustrates one of the capacitor bank separate pole discharge units according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 56] FIG. 1 illustrates a signal time sequence program for a computer controller according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 57] FIG. 1 illustrates an isolated capacitor charging system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 58] FIG. 2 illustrates a relay timer control circuit for a separate charger according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 59] FIG. 2 illustrates a battery and capacitor arrangement for a generator automatic charging system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 60] FIG. 1 illustrates a 36 volt capacitor / battery bank according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 61] FIG. 13 is a plot of voltage variation versus time for 24 hours of self-charging autonomous operation of a 36 volt battery capacitor / battery bank according to an embodiment of the present disclosure without an external power source. [Figure 62] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of measurement points using a voltmeter and a data logger for automatic charging autonomous operation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 63] FIG. 13 is a block diagram of measurement points using voltmeters and data loggers in a power multiplication experiment according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 64] 1 is a graph of data taken from data points measured using a voltmeter and data logger to demonstrate a power multiplication experiment according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 65]FIG. 13 is a plot of voltage drop under load versus watts of remaining available energy for a 48 volt battery bank according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 66] FIG. 13 illustrates a 24 hour diagram of voltage variation versus time for a 36 volt battery / capacitor bank according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 67] FIG. 13 illustrates the voltage variation over time for a 36 volt battery bank according to an embodiment of the present disclosure during 12 hours of autonomous operation without an external power source. [Figure 68] FIG. 13 illustrates a two hour voltage variation over time for a 36 volt battery bank according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, focusing on autonomous and non-autonomous data. [Figure 69] FIG. 13 illustrates the variation in voltage versus time over 103 minutes of operation for a 36 volt battery bank according to an embodiment of the present disclosure without an external power source. [Figure 70] FIG. 13 illustrates a 24-hour diagram of voltage variation versus time for a 36 volt battery bank in an embodiment of the present disclosure in an automatic charging autonomous mode without an external power source. [Figure 71] FIG. 1 illustrates a Plexiglas test assembly used to evaluate the role that magnetic steel domains play in generating electricity, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 72] FIG. 1 illustrates a test assembly of a magnetic steel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure used to evaluate the role that magnetic domains of the magnetic steel play in generating electricity. [Figure 73] FIG. 13 shows test data for a Plexiglas test assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure used to evaluate the role that magnetic steel domains play in generating electricity. [Figure 74] FIG. 13 illustrates a test assembly of magnetic steel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, along with additional test data, used to evaluate the role that magnetic domains in the magnetic steel play in generating electricity. [Figure 75] FIG. 13 illustrates a test assembly of magnetic steel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, along with additional test data, used to evaluate the role that magnetic domains in the magnetic steel play in generating electricity. [Figure 76]FIG. 13 illustrates a test assembly of magnetic steel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, along with additional test data, used to evaluate the role that magnetic domains in the magnetic steel play in generating electricity. [Figure 77] 1 shows an assembly according to one embodiment of the present disclosure bolted to the bottom of each rotor structure to maximize power output to the stator during the operating cycle. [Figure 78] 78 illustrates the ceramic bearing surface and mounting surface of FIG. 77 according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 79] 1 illustrates a cross-sectional view of a mounting surface according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 80] FIG. 1 is a process diagram illustrating a scan cycle of a computer / controller operating cycle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 81] 1 illustrates a logic ladder sequence priority according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 82] 1 illustrates a relay control system that can balance capacitance between legs of a three-phase generator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 83] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an excitation power supply control circuit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 84] FIG. 2 illustrates a rotor impedance modulation control circuit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0063] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate various exemplary embodiments and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0064] The embodiments herein include systems and methods. At least some of the disclosed methods are made clear and can be performed by some embodiments of the present disclosure. Some systems according to the present disclosure may include at least one rotor and one stator, or the system may include multiple rotors and multiple stators. The implementations of the present disclosure may be singular or cumulatively achieve the objective of a unique method of harnessing abundant available electrical energy from magnetic domains of ferromagnetic and paramagnetic materials, such as, but not limited to, magnetic steel. Various exemplary embodiments are discussed and illustrated herein, including aspects of electric machines, such as generators, that utilize relatively weak magnetic fields to align the magnetic domains of ferromagnetic and paramagnetic materials used to create rotor poles and stator iron. In the present disclosure, the electromagnetic field of the rotor is aligned and develops in strength as the magnetic domains of the ferromagnetic and paramagnetic materials are aligned by the relatively weak magnetic field of the magnetic coils. As the magnetic domains are aligned, the force of the moving magnetic field comes primarily from the aligned magnetic domains that derive energy from the electron spins of the ferromagnetic and paramagnetic metals. Magnetic domains are regions of uniformly oriented magnetization in magnetic materials. This means that the individual magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned with each other. The regions that separate the magnetic domains are called domain walls, and at the domain walls, the induced magnetization, such as that produced by the polarized coils of the present disclosure, can coherently rotate from the direction in one domain to the direction in the neighboring domain, so that the domains can become aligned when exposed to the field of a relatively weak magnetic coil. For the magnetic steels of the present disclosure, the ratio of the magnetic permeabilities of air, μ(H / M), is 1.2567×10 -6 H / M, and the magnetic permeability of magnetic steel is 5.0×10 -3 H / M. Thus, the relative permeability μ / μ0 of magnetic steel to air is up to 4000. Thus, the present disclosure provides, in part or in whole, the ability to harvest energy from ferromagnetic and / or paramagnetic materials with relatively small energy inputs. Ferromagnetic and paramagnetic materials provide an energy source much like photons from the sun.

[0065] The embodiments herein include systems and methods. At least some of the disclosed methods may be performed by at least one processor receiving instructions from, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. Similarly, a system according to the present disclosure may include a processor and a memory, where the memory may be a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. As used herein, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium refers to any type of physical memory capable of storing information or data that can be read by at least one processor. Examples include random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), volatile memory, non-volatile memory, hard drives, CD-ROMs, DVDs, flash drives, disks, and any other known physical storage medium. Furthermore, singular terms such as "memory" and "computer-readable storage medium" may refer to multiple structures, such as multiple memories, and / or a computer-readable storage medium referred to as a "memory" herein may include any type of computer-readable storage medium, unless otherwise specified. The computer-readable storage medium may store instructions, including instructions for causing a processor to execute steps or stages according to embodiments herein for evaluation by at least one processor. Additionally, one or more computer-readable storage media may be utilized in implementing the computer-implemented methods. The term "computer-readable storage medium" should be understood to include tangible objects and to exclude carrier waves and transitional signals.

[0066] Various exemplary embodiments are discussed and illustrated herein, including aspects of electric machines, such as generators, that provide numerous advantages over past systems and methods, for example, and produce power with high efficiency and no back torque or electromagnetic drag. The relevance of eliminating drag through its use and application is presented and discussed along with the use of superconducting coils. For example, embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for generator designs that are substantially free of back torque through five design changes compared to conventional rotary generators.

[0067] These modifications are described below: The solid static rotor disclosed herein allows the generator rotor to operate in any embodiment or generator stator design, allowing the rotor poles to rotate at any speed without back EMF or reverse torque since the rotor does not rotate, only the poles.

[0068] In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method is disclosed for eliminating back torque from a rotary generator that involves replacing a conventional bipolar or rotating multi-pole with a single-, bipolar, or multi-pole solid rotor or a series of stators constructed with multiple layers of stator structure that create rotating magnetic poles to generate power. Because the rotor is stationary, there is no energy-consuming interaction between induced magnetic poles that are formed in the stator pieces when the generator is connected to an electrical load, and the generator does not require energy to rotate the rotor at the appropriate frequency.

[0069] In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a concentric annular rotor and dual rotor alternate with an annular stator and dual stator, providing more power generation capacity as the rotor / stator progresses outward.

[0070] By eliminating the reverse torque, this design change alone can allow an AC or DC generator to operate at 400% to 500% greater efficiency. The elimination of reverse torque can be due to geometric isolation or solid-state technology. The solid-state machine of the present disclosure eliminates reverse torque by developing a solid-state computer-controlled generator made from materials with maximum magnetic permeability. The majority of the input energy that creates the output power comes from the unique electron spin patterns in the generator's magnetic steel or other ferromagnetic or paramagnetic materials. Materials with high magnetic permeability have more magnetic domains than materials with low magnetic permeability.

[0071] It will be understood that various materials are envisioned as possible alternatives to those depicted in the exemplary embodiments. For example, the windings wound around the salient poles can be copper, or can be another sufficiently conductive material, such as, for example, but not limited to, graphene. Furthermore, various sizes of said materials are envisioned as possible. For example, the windings can be American Wire Gauge #18 copper magnet wire, or can have other sizes and / or can be made of different materials. Indeed, the sizes and compositions of materials discussed in this disclosure are merely examples and should not be construed as limiting.

[0072] Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments implemented in accordance with the present disclosure, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

[0073] FIG. 1 illustrates a cross-sectional end view of an exemplary rotor lamination 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, showing the salient pole pieces 110 and the flux sleeve 120. In the illustrated embodiment, the flux sleeve 120 is a mu-metal flux sleeve 120, although other suitable materials, such as permalloy, that meet the design requirements for permeability, strength, and durability are contemplated as suitable options or in combination. The rotor main body may be laser cut from a disk (not shown) of 0.34 mm annealed magnetic steel, which may be laminated on a fixture to form the salient poles 110, by way of example only. The rotor lamination 100 may be manufactured to include an axle 130 so that the rotor lamination 100 may be mounted on a fixture. The fixture may be selected to be received by the axle 130 or may be sized so that the axle 130 fits into a particular fixture when the axle 130 is mounted. The axle 130 may be slip-fitted with the mu-metal sleeve 120. The main section and salient poles 110 of the rotor laminations 100 may be held together by compression via fasteners (not shown) in the holes 140. In various embodiments, the fasteners may include one or more of bolts, pins, rivets, and the like. An insulated salient pole winding (best shown in FIGS. 2-21) may then be wound around the pole pieces 110.

[0074] 2 illustrates a cross-sectional end view of an exemplary rotor lamination 100 made from laser cut disks (not shown) showing the salient poles 110, flux sleeves 120, and pole piece windings 150 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Each salient pole 110 can have two leads, for example, pole 1 can be excited to a north pole using leads K and L, and pole 5 can be excited to a south pole using leads M and N. Retaining holes 140 for receiving retaining bolts are shown along with the support shaft 130 and mu metal sleeve 120. In alternative embodiments, each salient pole 110 can have three or more leads. A variety of materials are contemplated as suitable materials for the windings, and materials may be selected based on a number of desired related parameters such as inductance, Q factor, tensile strength, and the like.

[0075] 3 illustrates a cross-sectional end view of an example rotor lamination 300 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, showing a clockwise angled salient pole piece 310 and pole piece windings 320. This angle allows the developing magnetic field from each pole to occur at a 45° angle in the clockwise direction, and as the magnetic field is repelled by any like adjacent poles present, the magnetic flux may rotate in a clockwise direction parallel to the rotor surface.

[0076] 4 is a diagram illustrating a view of an example solid rotor main section 400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, showing sixteen wound salient poles 110 and flux sleeves 120. The rotor 400 is shown to include stacked and pressed rotor laminations 100 including the salient poles 110 and mu metal sleeves 120 along with a support shaft 130.

[0077] In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method is disclosed for eliminating back torque from a rotary generator that involves replacing a conventional dipole or rotating rotor with a monopole, bipole, or multipole static solid rotor 400 that creates rotating magnetic poles to generate power. Because the rotor 400 is stationary, there is no energy-consuming interaction between the magnetic poles formed in the stator pole pieces 110 when the generator is connected to an electrical load, and the generator does not require energy to rotate the rotor at the proper frequency.

[0078] In an exemplary embodiment, this rotor design is accomplished by cutting laminations 100 from magnetic steel to a desired diameter. In some embodiments, the diameter may be 6 inches. In other embodiments, the diameter is greater than 6 inches. In yet other embodiments, the diameter is less than 6 inches. In an exemplary embodiment, laminations 100 may be cut such that the rotor includes 16 salient pole pieces. Other numbers of salient pole pieces 110 may be selected depending, for example, on the desired power input / output. The salient pole pieces 110 may be of different sizes or the same size and may be distributed according to other distributions, either uniformly or not uniformly with respect to the center of laminations 100, following a predefined pattern, or following an irregular pattern. Figures 5-21, described below, show various alternative configurations according to different embodiments. The pole pieces 110 may be wound with any suitable electromagnet wire 150 as desired. The magnet wire windings 150 may terminate in two leads that may be connected to a computer controlled gating system (not shown), such as a programmable logic center (PLC), allowing for alternating switching from a first polarity to a second polarity and back to the first polarity, for example, using a MOSFET gating system in an excitation circuit (not shown). For example, for a four pole rotor, the salient poles may be wired in four groups of four poles per group, or two groups of eight poles per group, but are not limited to two or four groups.

[0079] In an exemplary embodiment with a 60 Hz power input and a four pole rotor, the polarities may be alternated by group. That is, pole 1 in the first group is of a first polarity, pole 1 in the second group is of a second polarity, pole 1 in the third group is of a first polarity, pole 1 in the fourth group is of a second polarity, etc. Pole 1 in each group may be excited by a semiconductor excitation circuit. Pole 2 in each group may be excited by a semiconductor excitation circuit. Pole 3 in each group may be excited by a semiconductor excitation circuit. Pole 4 in each group may be excited by a semiconductor excitation circuit. Various embodiments of the excitation sequence are contemplated and may include different excitation time delays. In one embodiment, pole 1 of each group may be energized, then pole 2, for example, 2.084 ms later, pole 3, for example, 2.084 ms later, pole 4, for example, 2.084 ms later, pole 1 may be energized again, for example, 2.084 ms later, and the cycle repeats. In another embodiment, the time delay between energizing the nth and n+1th poles (for example) may be different than that of the n+1th and n+2th poles.

[0080] The pole circuit may be excited with a DC current of a first polarity in the first cycle and a DC current of a second polarity in the second cycle. The first and second cycles constitute one DC cycle every 16.667 milliseconds for a 60 Hz current. Suitable adjustments may be made for other frequencies, e.g., 50 Hz. Each pole may be excited for, e.g., 4.167 milliseconds (not limited to, 4.167 milliseconds) with a decay time of, e.g., 4.167 milliseconds (not limited to, 4.167 milliseconds) for each of the magnetic salient poles 110. The excitation wave travels clockwise, distorting each pole as it forms, and the magnetic flux of each pole is pushed forward clockwise by the repelling magnetic flux of the pole before it. The excitation wave actually pushes separate and separated magnetic poles in a circular clockwise direction at the desired frequency, the poles are separated, and the first and second polarities alternate. As a result, for every full cycle of 16.667 milliseconds, four rotor members rotate without the rotor member itself physically rotating. Distinguishable The excitation switches from a first polarity to a second polarity so that the magnetic poles continue to rotate.

[0081] For a two pole magnetic rotor, the salient poles 110 may be wired in two groups of eight pole pieces 110 per group. The pole pieces 110 of each group may be connected to an excitation system circuit (not shown). For example, pole 1 of the first group may be of a first polarity and pole 1 of the second group may be of a second polarity. Pole 1 of each group may be excited by a solid state excitation channel. Pole 2 of each group may be excited by a solid state excitation board channel (not shown). Pole 3 of each group may be excited by a solid state excitation channel. Each of poles 4-8 of each group may be excited by a solid state excitation board channel.

[0082] By way of example only, pole 1 of each group can be energized, and then, for example, 1.042 milliseconds later, pole 2 of each group can be energized. Pole 2 of each group can be energized, and then, for example, 1.042 milliseconds later, pole 3 of each group can be energized. Pole 3 of each group can be energized, and then, for example, 1.042 milliseconds later, pole 4 of each group can be energized. Pole 4 of each group can be energized, and then, for example, 1.042 milliseconds later, pole 5 can be energized. Pole 5 of each group can be energized, and then, for example, 1.042 milliseconds later, pole 6 can be energized. Pole 6 of each group can be energized, and then, for example, 1.042 milliseconds later, pole 7 can be energized. Pole 7 of each group can be energized, and then, for example, 1.042 milliseconds later, pole 8 can be energized. Pole 8 of each group can be energized, and then, for example, 1.042 milliseconds later, pole 1 of each group can be energized, and the cycle repeats.

[0083] The polarity of the excitation changes every cycle, therefore for a 4 pole unit the polarity switches twice per 16.667 ms cycle and for a 2 pole unit the polarity of the excitation switches twice per 16.667 ms cycle for 60Hz current.

[0084] For example, in case of a single pole magnetic rotor, the 16 salient poles 110 are wired in four groups of four pole pieces 110 per group. All 16 pole pieces 110 can be excited to a north pole for example, for 8.3335 ms (not limited to 8.3335 ms), and all 16 pole pieces 110 can be excited to a south pole for example, for another 8.3335 ms (not limited to 8.3335 ms), resulting in a full cycle of 16.667 ms each. The pole pieces 110 of each group can be connected to a circuit of an excitation system driven by a PLC. As a result, in an embodiment, the pole pieces 1 of the first group can be in a first polarity, and the pole pieces 1 of the second, third and fourth groups can be in a first polarity for one cycle, after which all these groups switch pole pieces 1, 2, 3 and 4 to a second polarity. That is, the entire rotor can alternate between a first polarity over 360° and a second polarity over 360°. The alternating polarity can be controlled, for example, by a MOSFET gating system. The speed of the rotating magnetic field is not related to the frequency of the generated current. The frequency can be controlled, for example, to 50 Hz, 60 Hz, or any other desired frequency, by a computer-controlled gating system. The rotation speed of the magnetic field can be controlled by the progression speed of the excitation.

[0085] For example, to obtain a rotation speed of the magnetic field of 7500 rpm, the following sequence can be applied: pole piece 1 of each group can be energized, then pole piece 2 can be energized, for example 0.5 ms later, pole piece 3 can be energized, for example 0.5 ms later, pole piece 4 can be energized, for example 0.5 ms later, pole piece 1 can be energized again, for example 0.5 ms later, and the cycle is repeated until the polarity of excitation is switched. Each pole piece 110 can be energized, for example 0.1 ms. The pole circuit can be energized with a DC current of a first polarity in the first cycle and with a DC current of a second polarity in the second cycle. As described above, the combination of the first and second cycles constitutes a complete AC cycle.

[0086] The solid static rotor design of the present disclosure allows the generator rotor to be operated in any embodiment or generator rotor design. This design allows the rotor poles to rotate at any speed without consideration of the power output frequency. The frequency can be controlled by the excitation circuit, not by the rotor speed.

[0087] As previously discussed, this new rotor design is accomplished by, for example, cutting laminations 100 from a desired material to a desired diameter. In an exemplary embodiment, the laminations 100 are cut from electromagnetic steel. Figures 5-21, described below, illustrate this new design, where the pole pieces 110 can be wound with any suitable electromagnet wire 150 as desired.

[0088] FIG. 5 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid rotor 400 generating rotating magnetic poles according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, with the pole windings 150 and excitation polarity sequence circuitry shown for all 16 salient poles 110 at the first pulse of a 60 Hz cycle for four poles. The solid rotor 400 exposes the end laminations 100 and the retaining bolt holes 140. FIG. 5 illustrates the rotor 400 in a steady state having four magnetic poles, with an excitation scheme for the salient poles 110 associated with each pole. The salient poles 110 are numbered 1 through 16. The four rotor poles include a first north pole (labeled NA), a first south pole (labeled SA), a second north pole (labeled NB), and a second south pole (labeled SB). Each magnetic rotor pole includes four electrically energized and wound salient pole pieces 110. The north pole excitation leads K and L, and the south pole excitation leads M and N are sequentially excited in the following manner.

[0089] In the first pulse shown in FIG. 5, the first magnetic pole group (salient poles 1-4) is excited with a first polarity, and the second magnetic pole group (salient poles 5-8) is excited with a second polarity. The third magnetic pole group (salient poles 9-12) is excited with a first polarity, and the fourth magnetic pole group (salient poles 13-16) is excited with a second polarity. The salient poles 1, 5, 9, and 13 can be excited by the first solid-state excitation board channel (CH1) and the second solid-state excitation board channel (CH2). The salient poles 2, 6, 10, and 14 can be excited by the third solid-state excitation board channel (CH3) and the fourth solid-state excitation board channel (CH4). The salient poles 3, 7, 11, and 15 can be excited by the fifth solid-state excitation board channel (CH5) and the sixth solid-state excitation board channel (CH6). The salient poles 4, 8, 12, 16 can be excited by the seventh solid-state excitation board channel (CH7) and the eighth solid-state excitation board channel (CH8). In the illustrated embodiment, within each group, the salient pole pieces 110 are not excited simultaneously, but sequentially. For example, in the first group (poles 1-4), salient pole 1 is excited with a first polarity, e.g., 2.084 ms later, salient pole 2 is excited with the first polarity, e.g., 2.084 ms later, salient pole 3 is excited with the first polarity, e.g., 2.084 ms later, salient pole 4 is excited with the first polarity. After all poles are sequentially excited with one polarity, the polarity is switched. For example, after pole 4 is excited with the first polarity for 2.084 ms, salient pole 1 is excited again, this time with the second polarity, and the cycle is repeated. That is, the poles are excited with DC of one polarity during the first half of the cycle, and with DC of the second polarity during the second half of the cycle. The first and second half of the cycle together constitute one AC cycle every 16.667 milliseconds for 60 Hz AC current. Suitable adjustments may be made for frequencies other than 60 Hz.

[0090] For a 60 Hz current, each pole is excited for, for example, 4.167 milliseconds (but not limited to 4.67 milliseconds), with, for example, a relaxation time of 4.167 milliseconds for each salient pole (but not limited to a relaxation time of 4.167 milliseconds). The excitation wave travels in a clockwise direction, distorting each pole as it is formed, thereby pushing the magnetic flux forward and clockwise parallel to the surface of the rotor 400 by repelling the magnetic flux from the pole before it. The result in the case of FIG. 5 is four discreet alternating magnetic poles circulating in a clockwise circular fashion at the desired frequency. The poles are separated by alternating first and second polarities. Every full cycle of 16.667 milliseconds includes a first and second polarity with 180 degrees of rotation per half cycle. The four Distinguishable The magnetic poles continue to rotate without the rotor members physically rotating.

[0091] FIG. 6 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid rotor 400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with the pole windings 150 and excitation polarity sequence circuit shown for all 16 salient poles 110 in the second pulse of a 60 Hz cycle for 4 poles. The rotor 400 exposes the end laminations 100 and the retaining bolt holes 140. FIG. 6 depicts the 4 pole rotor in a steady state view of the excitation cycle of the salient poles 110 that produce the rotating poles. The salient poles 110 are numbered 1 through 16. The mu metal sleeve 120 and shaft 130 are also shown in this view for the second pulse of rotation through 16 steps of the discreet poles. The four magnetic poles are labeled, the first N pole is labeled NA (salient poles 2-5), the first S pole is labeled SA (salient poles 6-9), the second N pole is labeled NB (salient poles 10-13), and the second S pole is labeled SB (salient poles 14-16 and 1). As in FIG. 5, each magnetic rotor pole in FIG. 6 also comprises four salient pole pieces 110 that are electrically energized and wound with a pole winding 150 formed from a suitable conductor such as magnet wire. However, in the example of FIG. 6, the pole groups have been rotated clockwise by one pole compared to their respective positions in FIG. 5. For example, the first pole group now includes rotor poles 2-5, the second pole group now includes rotor poles 6-9, the third pole group now includes rotor poles 10-13, and the fourth pole group now includes rotor poles 14-16 and 1. Within these groups, the rotor poles with NA and NB polarities (i.e., rotor poles 2-5 and 10-13) are excited via magnet wire lead KL wound around the N pole, and the rotor poles with SA and SB polarities (i.e., rotor groups 6-9 and 14-16 and 1) are excited via magnet wire lead MN wound around the S pole, where K is +, L is -, M is - and N is +. These excitation leads are sequentially excited in the same manner as described in connection with Figure 5, except that the polarity groups are shifted by one rotor pole.

[0092] FIG. 7 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid rotor 400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with the pole windings 150 and excitation polarity sequence circuit shown for all 16 salient poles 110 at the third pulse of a 60 Hz cycle for four poles. The rotor 400 exposes the end laminations 100 and the retaining bolt holes 140. FIG. 7 depicts the four pole rotor in a steady state view of the excitation cycle of the salient poles that produce the rotating poles. The salient poles 110 are numbered 1 through 16. This is the third pulse of rotation through 16 steps of four separate poles. The mu metal sleeve 120 and shaft 130 are also shown. The magnetic poles are labeled, the first north pole is labeled NA (salient poles 3-6), the first south pole is labeled SA (salient poles 7-10), the second north pole is labeled NB (salient poles 11-14), and the second south pole is labeled SB (salient poles 15-16 and 1-2). Each magnetic rotor pole group consists of four salient pole pieces that are electrically energized and wound with magnet wire. The magnet wire lead wound around the north pole is designated KL and the magnet wire lead wound around the south pole is designated MN, where K is +, L is -, M is -, and N is +. These excitation leads are energized sequentially, similar to Figure 5, except that the polarity groups have been shifted by two rotor poles.

[0093] FIG. 8 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid-state rotor 400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with the pole windings and excitation polarity sequence circuit shown for all 16 salient poles in the fourth pulse of a 4-pole, 60 Hz cycle. The rotor 400 exposes the end laminations 100 and the retaining bolt holes 140. FIG. 8 illustrates the four-pole rotor in a steady state view of the excitation cycle of the salient poles that produce the rotating poles. The salient poles 110 are numbered 1 through 16. This illustrates the fourth pulse of rotation through 16 steps of four separate poles, including 360 degrees of rotation. The mu-metal sleeve 120 and shaft 130 are also shown. The four magnetic poles are labeled, the first north pole is labeled NA (salient poles 4-7), the first south pole is labeled SA (salient poles 8-11), the second north pole is labeled NB (salient poles 12-15), and the second south pole is labeled SB (salient poles 16 and 1-3). Each magnetic rotor pole consists of four salient pole pieces that are electrically energized and wound with magnet wire. The magnet wire lead wound around the north pole is designated KL and the magnet wire lead wound around the south pole is designated MN, where K is +, L is -, M is -, and N is +. These excitation leads are energized sequentially as in Figure 5, except that the polarity groups have been shifted by three rotor poles.

[0094] FIG. 9 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid-state rotor 400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with the pole windings and excitation polarity sequence circuit shown for all 16 salient poles for the 5th pulse of a 60 Hz cycle with 4 poles. The rotor 400 exposes the end laminations 100 and the retaining bolt holes 140. FIG. 9 illustrates the 4 pole rotor in a steady state view of the excitation cycle of the salient poles that produce the rotating poles. The salient poles 110 are numbered 1 through 16. This illustrates the 5th pulse of rotation through 16 steps of separate poles, including 360° of rotation. The mu metal sleeve 120 and shaft 130 are also shown. The four magnetic poles are labeled, the first north pole is labeled NA (salient poles 5-8), the first south pole is labeled SA (salient poles 9-12), the second north pole is labeled NB (salient poles 13-16), and the second south pole is labeled SB (salient poles 1-4). Each magnetic rotor pole consists of four salient pole pieces that are electrically energized and wound with magnet wire. The magnet wire lead wound around the north pole is designated KL and the magnet wire lead wound around the south pole is designated MN, where K is +, L is -, M is -, and N is +. These excitation leads are energized sequentially as in Figure 5, except that the polarity groups have been shifted by four rotor poles.

[0095] FIG. 10 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid rotor 400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with the pole windings 150 and excitation polarity sequence circuit shown for all 16 salient poles 110 at the sixth pulse of a 60 Hz cycle for four poles. The rotor 400 exposes the end laminations 100 and the retaining bolt holes 140. FIG. 10 illustrates a four pole rotor in a steady state view of the excitation cycle of the salient poles generating rotating poles. The salient poles 110 are numbered 1 through 16. This illustrates the sixth pulse of generating and rotating through 16 steps of four separate poles, including 360° of rotation and two cycles of 60 Hz current. The mu metal sleeve 120 and shaft 130 are also shown. The four magnetic poles are labeled, the first north pole is labeled NA (salient poles 6-9), the first south pole is labeled SA (salient poles 10-13), the second north pole is labeled NB (salient poles 14-16 and 1), and the second south pole is labeled SB (salient poles 2-5). Each magnetic rotor pole consists of four salient pole pieces that are electrically energized and wound with magnet wire. The magnet wire lead wound around the north pole is designated KL and the magnet wire lead wound around the south pole is designated MN, where K is +, L is -, M is -, and N is +. These excitation leads are energized sequentially as in Figure 5, except that the polarity groups have been shifted by five rotor poles.

[0096] FIG. 11 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid rotor 400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with the pole windings 150 and excitation polarity sequence circuit shown for all 16 salient poles 110 at the seventh pulse of a 60 Hz cycle for four poles. The rotor 400 of the present invention exposes the end laminations 100 and the retaining bolt holes 140. FIG. 11 depicts a four pole rotor in a steady state view of the sequential excitation cycle of the salient poles generating rotating poles. The salient poles 110 are numbered 1-16. FIG. 11 illustrates the seventh pulse of generation and rotation over 16 steps of four separate poles, including 360° of rotation and two cycles of 60 Hz current. The mu metal sleeve 120 and shaft 130 are also shown. The four magnetic poles are labeled, the first north pole is labeled NA (salient poles 7-10), the first south pole is labeled SA (salient poles 11-14), the second north pole is labeled NB (salient poles 15-16 and 1-2), and the second south pole is labeled SB (salient poles 3-6). Each magnetic rotor pole consists of four salient pole pieces that are electrically energized and wound with magnet wire. The magnet wire lead wound around the north pole is designated KL and the magnet wire lead wound around the south pole is designated MN, where K is +, L is -, M is -, and N is +. These excitation leads are energized sequentially as in Figure 5, except that the polarity groups have been shifted by six rotor poles.

[0097] FIG. 12 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid rotor 400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with the pole windings 150 and excitation polarity sequence circuit shown for all 16 salient poles 110 at the 8th pulse of a 60 Hz cycle with 4 poles. The rotor 400 of the present invention exposes the end laminations 100 and the retaining bolt holes 140. FIG. 12 illustrates the 4 pole rotor 400 in a steady state view of the sequential excitation cycle of the salient poles 110 generating rotating poles. The salient poles 110 are numbered 1-16. FIG. 12 illustrates the 8th pulse of generation and rotation over 16 steps of 4 separate poles including 360° rotation and 2 cycles of 60 Hz AC current. The mu metal sleeve 120 and shaft 130 are shown. The four magnetic poles are labeled, the first N pole is labeled NA (salient poles 8-11), the first S pole is labeled SA (salient poles 12-15), the second N pole is labeled NB (salient poles 16 and 1-3), and the second S pole is labeled SB (salient poles 4-7). Each magnetic rotor pole consists of four salient pole pieces 110 that are electrically energized and wrapped with pole windings 150, which in the exemplary embodiment may be formed from magnet wire. The magnet wire lead wound around the N pole is designated KL and the magnet wire lead wound around the S pole is designated MN, where K is +, L is -, M is -, and N is +. These excitation leads are sequentially energized as in FIG. 8, except that the polarity groups have been shifted by seven rotor poles 110.

[0098] FIG. 13 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid rotor 400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with the pole windings 150 and excitation polarity sequence circuit shown for all 16 salient poles 110 in the ninth pulse of a 60 Hz cycle with four poles. The rotor 400 exposes the end laminations 100 and the retaining bolt holes 140. FIG. 13 depicts the four pole rotor in a steady state view of the sequential excitation cycle of the salient poles 110 generating rotating poles. The salient poles 110 are numbered 1-16. FIG. 13 illustrates the ninth pulse of generation and rotation over 16 steps of four separate poles, including 360° of rotation and two cycles of 60 Hz current. The mu metal sleeve 120 and shaft 130 are also shown. The four magnetic poles are labeled, the first N pole is labeled NA (salient poles 9-12), the first S pole is labeled SA (salient poles 13-16), the second N pole is labeled NB (salient poles 1-4), and the second S pole is labeled SB (salient poles 5-8). Each magnetic rotor pole consists of four salient pole pieces that are electrically excited and wrapped with pole windings 150, which in the exemplary embodiment may be formed from magnet wire. The magnet wire lead wound around the N pole is designated KL and the magnet wire lead wound around the S pole is designated MN, where K is +, L is -, M is -, and N is +. These excitation leads are sequentially excited as in FIG. 5, except that the polarity groups have been shifted by eight rotor poles.

[0099] FIG. 14 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid rotor 400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with the pole windings 150 and excitation polarity sequence circuit shown for all 16 salient poles 110 at the 10th pulse of a 60 Hz cycle with 4 poles. The rotor 400 exposes the end laminations 100 and the retaining bolt holes 140. FIG. 14 depicts the 4 pole rotor in a steady state view of the sequential excitation cycle of the salient poles 110 generating rotating poles. The salient poles 110 are numbered 1-16. FIG. 14 illustrates the 10th pulse of generation and rotation over 16 steps of 4 separate poles, including 360° of rotation and two cycles of 60 Hz current. The mu metal sleeve 120 and shaft 130 are also shown. The four magnetic poles are labeled, the first N pole is labeled NA (salient poles 10-13), the first S pole is labeled SA (salient poles 14-16 and 1), the second N pole is labeled NB (salient poles 2-5), and the second S pole is labeled SB (salient poles 6-9). Each magnetic rotor pole consists of four salient pole pieces 110 that are electrically excited and wrapped with pole windings 150, which in the exemplary embodiment may be formed from magnet wire. The magnet wire lead wound around the N pole is designated KL and the magnet wire lead wound around the S pole is designated MN, where K is +, L is -, M is -, and N is +. These excitation leads are sequentially excited as in FIG. 5, except that the polarity groups have been shifted by nine rotor poles.

[0100] FIG. 15 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid rotor 400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with the pole windings 150 and excitation polarity sequence circuit shown for all 16 salient poles 110 at the eleventh pulse of a 60 Hz cycle with four poles. The rotor 400 exposes the end laminations 100 and the retaining bolt holes 140. FIG. 15 illustrates a four pole rotor in a steady state view of the sequential excitation cycle of the salient poles 110 generating rotating poles. The salient poles 110 are numbered 1-16. FIG. 15 illustrates the eleventh pulse of generation and rotation over 16 steps of four separate poles, including 360° of rotation and two cycles of 60 Hz current. The mu metal sleeve 120 and shaft 130 are also shown. The four magnetic poles are labeled, the first N pole is labeled NA (salient poles 11-14), the first S pole is labeled SA (salient poles 15-16 and 1-2), the second N pole is labeled NB (salient poles 3-6), and the second S pole is labeled SB (salient poles 7-10). Each magnetic rotor pole consists of four salient pole pieces 110 that are electrically excited and wrapped with pole windings 150, which in the exemplary embodiment may be formed from magnet wire. The magnet wire lead wound around the N pole is designated KL and the magnet wire lead wound around the S pole is designated MN, where K is +, L is -, M is -, and N is +. These excitation leads are sequentially excited as in FIG. 5, except that the polarity groups have been shifted by ten rotor poles.

[0101] FIG. 16 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid rotor 400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with the pole windings 150 and excitation polarity sequence circuit shown for all 16 salient poles 110 at the 12th pulse of a 60 Hz cycle with 4 poles. The rotor 400 exposes the end laminations 100 and the retaining bolt holes 140. FIG. 16 depicts the 4 pole rotor in a steady state view of the sequential excitation cycle of the salient poles 110 generating rotating poles. The salient poles 110 are numbered 1-16. FIG. 16 illustrates the 12th pulse of generation and rotation over 16 steps of 4 separate poles, including 360° of rotation and two cycles of 60 Hz current. The mu metal sleeve 120 and shaft 130 are also shown. The four magnetic poles are labeled, the first N pole is labeled NA (salient poles 12-15), the first S pole is labeled SA (salient poles 16 and 1-3), the second N pole is labeled NB (salient poles 4-7), and the second S pole is labeled SB (salient poles 8-11). Each magnetic rotor pole consists of four salient pole pieces 110 that are electrically excited and wrapped with pole windings 150, which in the exemplary embodiment may be formed from magnet wire. The magnet wire lead wound around the N pole is designated KL and the magnet wire lead wound around the S pole is designated MN, where K is +, L is -, M is -, and N is +. These excitation leads are sequentially excited as in FIG. 5, except that the polarity groups have been shifted by eleven rotor poles.

[0102] FIG. 17 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid-state rotor 400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with the pole windings and excitation polarity sequence circuit shown for all 16 salient poles at the 13th pulse of a 60 Hz cycle with 4 poles. The rotor 400 exposes the end laminations 100 and the retaining bolt holes 140. FIG. 17 depicts the 4 pole rotor in a steady state view of the sequential excitation cycle of the salient poles generating rotating poles. The salient poles 110 are numbered 1-16. FIG. 17 illustrates the 13th pulse generating and rotating through 16 steps of 4 separate poles, including 360° of rotation and two cycles of 60 Hz current. The mu metal sleeve 120 and shaft 130 are also shown. The four magnetic poles are labeled, the first N pole is labeled NA (salient poles 13-16), the first S pole is labeled SA (salient poles 1-4), the second N pole is labeled NB (salient poles 5-8), and the second S pole is labeled SB (salient poles 9-12). Each magnetic rotor pole consists of four salient pole pieces that are electrically excited and wrapped with pole windings 150, which in the exemplary embodiment may be formed from magnet wire. The magnet wire lead wound around the N pole is designated KL and the magnet wire lead wound around the S pole is designated MN, where K is +, L is -, M is -, and N is +. These excitation leads are sequentially excited as in FIG. 5, except that the polarity groups have been shifted by 12 rotor poles.

[0103] FIG. 18 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid rotor 400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with the pole windings and excitation polarity sequence circuit shown for all 16 salient poles at the 14th pulse of a 60 Hz cycle with 4 poles. The rotor 400 exposes the end laminations 100 and the retaining bolt holes 140. FIG. 18 depicts the 4 pole rotor in a steady state view of the sequential excitation cycle of the salient poles 110 generating rotating poles. The salient poles 110 are numbered 1-16. FIG. 18 illustrates the 14th pulse of generation and rotation through 16 steps of 4 separate poles, including 360° of rotation and two cycles of 60 Hz current. The mu metal sleeve 120 and shaft 130 are also shown. The four magnetic poles are labeled, the first N pole is labeled NA (salient poles 14-16), the first S pole is labeled SA (salient poles 2-5), the second N pole is labeled NB (salient poles 6-9), and the second S pole is labeled SB (salient poles 10-13). Each magnetic rotor pole consists of four salient pole pieces 110 that are electrically excited and wrapped with pole windings 150, which in the exemplary embodiment may be formed from magnet wire. The magnet wire lead wound around the N pole is designated KL and the magnet wire lead wound around the S pole is designated MN, where K is +, L is -, M is -, and N is +. These excitation leads are sequentially excited as in FIG. 5, except that the polarity groups have been shifted by 13 rotor poles.

[0104] FIG. 19 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid rotor 400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with the pole windings 150 and excitation polarity sequence circuit shown for all 16 salient poles 110 at the 15th pulse of a 60 Hz cycle for 4 poles. The rotor 400 exposes the end laminations 100 and the retaining bolt holes 140. FIG. 19 depicts the 4 pole rotor in a steady state view of the sequential excitation cycle of the salient poles 110 generating rotating poles. The salient poles 110 are numbered 1-16. FIG. 19 illustrates the 15th pulse of generation and rotation through 16 steps of 4 separate poles, including 360° of rotation and two cycles of 60 Hz current. The mu metal sleeve 120 and shaft 130 are also shown. The four magnetic poles are labeled, the first N pole is labeled NA (salient poles 15-16 and 1-2), the first S pole is labeled SA (salient poles 3-6), the second N pole is labeled NB (salient poles 7-10), and the second S pole is labeled SB (salient poles 11-14). Each magnetic rotor pole consists of four salient pole pieces 110 that are electrically excited and wrapped with pole windings 150, which in the exemplary embodiment may be formed from magnet wire. The magnet wire lead wound around the N pole is designated KL and the magnet wire lead wound around the S pole is designated MN, where K is +, L is -, M is -, and N is +. These excitation leads are sequentially excited as in FIG. 5, except that the polarity groups have been shifted by 14 rotor poles.

[0105] FIG. 20 illustrates an end view of an exemplary solid rotor 400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with the pole windings 150 and excitation polarity sequence circuit shown for all 16 salient poles 110 at the 16th pulse of a 60 Hz cycle for 4 poles. The rotor 400 exposes the end laminations 100 and retention bolts 140. FIG. 20 depicts the 4 pole rotor in a steady state view of the sequential excitation cycle of the salient poles 110 generating rotating poles. The salient poles 110 are numbered 1-16. FIG. 20 illustrates the 16th pulse of generation and rotation over 16 steps of 4 separate poles, including 360° of rotation and two cycles of 60 Hz current. The mu metal sleeve 120 and shaft 130 are also shown. The four magnetic poles are labeled, the first N pole is labeled NA (salient poles 16 and 1-3), the first S pole is labeled SA (salient poles 4-7), the second N pole is labeled NB (salient poles 8-11), and the second S pole is labeled SB (salient poles 12-15). Each magnetic rotor pole consists of four salient pole pieces 110 that are electrically excited and wrapped with pole windings 150, which in the exemplary embodiment may be formed from magnet wire. The magnet wire lead wound around the N pole is designated KL and the magnet wire lead wound around the S pole is designated MN, where K is +, L is -, M is -, and N is +. These excitation leads are sequentially excited as in FIG. 5, except that the polarity groups have been shifted by 15 rotor poles.

[0106] FIG. 21 illustrates an end view of an example solid-state rotor 400 according to the embodiment of the disclosure and described in FIG. 5 with the pole windings 150 and excitation polarity sequence circuit shown for all 16 salient poles 110 for the first pulse of a 4-pole, 60 Hz cycle.

[0107] FIG. 22 illustrates a cross-sectional view of an example component of the system of the present disclosure, i.e., an inner rotor lamination 2200, a stator lamination 2210, and an outer rotor lamination 2220, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The inner rotor 2200 of FIG. 22A exposes 16 salient pole pieces 2230, similar to those shown in the embodiment of FIG. 4. It is envisioned that the embodiment of FIG. 22 may alternatively include the salient pole pieces 110 shown in FIGS. 1-2 and 4-21. After these laminations 2200, 2210, and 2220 are laminated, pressed, and insulated, the salient poles 2230 may be wrapped with copper wire or other suitable conductors, such as graphene. After the inner rotor 2200 is wound and suitable leads are attached, the inner rotor 2200 may be dipped into an insulating varnish. The inner rotor 2200 may then be fired at a suitable temperature for a suitable time. The inner rotor 2200 is then attached to a fixture (not shown) via the shaft 2240. The stator laminations 2210 of FIG. 22B can be stacked and pressed with an appropriate pressure. In an exemplary embodiment, the stator laminations 2210 can be stacked and pressed with a pressure of 50 tons. While pressure is applied, fasteners (not shown) can be installed through the retaining holes 140. The stator 2210 can then be insulated and wound. In an exemplary embodiment, the winding is performed using US Wire Gauge No. 18 copper insulated magnet wire. However, it is not believed that the selection of winding material is limited to US Wire Gauge No. 18 copper magnet wire. In an exemplary embodiment, the winding scheme consists of 12 groups of 3 coils per group and 4 poles. The coils can be 9 turns of 4 US Wire Gauge No. 18 wire wound in parallel. The span of the windings can be 1 to 7 and the connections can be "high wye", "low wye", or "triangle", but are not limited to the above winding styles or connections. The stator 2210 is wound in outer slots 2250 and inner slots 2260.

[0108] The outer rotor laminations 2220 of FIG. 22C can be laminated to a desired thickness and pressed with an appropriate pressure. In some embodiments, the outer rotor laminations 2220 can be pressed with 50 tons of pressure. While pressure is applied, fasteners can be installed through the retaining holes 2270, 2280. The outer rotor laminations 2220 are then insulated and wound. In an exemplary embodiment, the salient poles 2290 of the outer rotor laminations 2220 can be 48 turns of 9 AWG copper magnet wire wound in parallel. As mentioned above, the winding scheme is not limited to 48 turns of 9 AWG #18 copper magnet wire wound in parallel. After winding, the outer rotor 2220 can be dipped into an insulating varnish and baked at an appropriate temperature for an appropriate time to harden the varnish. The inner rotor laminations 2200, fixture, stator laminations 2210, and outer rotor laminations 2220 can then be assembled into one part (best shown in FIG. 23) after which the rotor leads are connected in an appropriate manner.

[0109] FIG. 23 illustrates two cross-sectional end views CS-1 and CS-2 of an example inner rotor lamination 2200, stator lamination 2210, and outer rotor lamination 2220 assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The laminations in CS-2 include assembly tabs 2310 that are utilized to connect and secure the four portions of the outer rotor assembly when the laminations are stacked at the appropriate thickness. However, the laminations seen in CS-1 do not include assembly tabs 2310. The laminations seen in CS-1 are alternated with the laminations in CS-2. Advantageously, alternating the CS-1 laminations with the CS-2 laminations allows for assembly utilizing short fasteners, such as short retaining bolts, within the assembly tabs 2310, rather than the more difficult task of passing fasteners through the entire length of the outer rotor and stator unit during assembly. Figure 24 reveals the position of the inner rotor 2200 relative to the inner stator laminations 2210 and outer rotor laminations 2220 as seen in cross section CS-1 of Figure 23. After these components are wound and connected, they must be rotated in an alternating manner while operating to meet maximum stable power output.

[0110] 24 illustrates an end cross-sectional perspective elevation view of an assembly of the inner rotor laminations 2200, stator laminations 2210, and outer rotor laminations 2220, ready for insulation and winding, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. After the inner rotor laminations 2200, stator laminations 2210, and outer rotor laminations 2220 are wound and properly connected, they can be pressed together and adjusted by an automatic adjustment mechanism that rotates the components and is controlled by a voltage balance feedback loop from voltage sensors attached to each of the three three-phase leg outputs from the stator 2210, as will be described in more detail further below. In an exemplary embodiment, all three ends of the inner rotor laminations 2200, stator laminations 2210, and outer rotor laminations 2220 can be locked in place as flush when assembly and adjustment are complete. Advantageously, the adjustment mechanism is active and dynamic during operation.

[0111] 25-29 reveal the interaction and operation of the inner rotor laminations 2200 and the outer rotor laminations 2220 (as seen in CS-1) in generating three-phase power in the stator 2210 (inner stator and outer stator). The pole pieces 2230 of the inner rotor laminations 2200 and the pole pieces 2290 of the outer rotor laminations 2220 can be wound with suitable electromagnet wire as desired. The pole pieces 2230 of FIGS. 25-29 are generally similar to the pole pieces 110 shown in FIGS. 1-2 and 4-21, but may also be wound with other pole piece shapes, such as the pole piece 310 shown in FIG. 4. In general, the pole pieces may define a variety of shapes, and in a single embodiment may define either one type of shape, or multiple shapes. Each of the pole pieces may define one or more of a generally elliptical, rectangular, or oval shape, by way of example only. The magnet wire coil 2500 may be terminated with two leads 2510 and 2520, and the two leads 2510 and 2520 from each pole may be connected in series or parallel to a computer controlled gating system, for example using a programmable logic center (PLC), allowing for alternating switching from a first polarity to a second polarity and back to the first polarity, for example using a MOSFET gating system in the excitation circuit. For a four pole inner rotor 2200 and outer rotor 2220 wired in parallel or series, if the magnetic flux 2530 is a north pole in FIG. 25, the magnetic flux 2540 is a south pole, and the salient poles 2230 and 2290 may be wired in four groups of four poles per group, or two groups of eight poles per group, but are not limited to two or four groups. In other embodiments, the grouping may be defined differently.

[0112] For a 4 pole rotor with 60Hz power as shown in Figure 25, pole 1 of group 1 is first polarity on inner pole rotor 1 and second polarity on outer rotor pole 1, pole 1 or inner pole 5 of group 2 is second polarity and first polarity on outer rotor 5. Pole 1 of group 3 is first polarity on inner rotor salient pole 9 and pole 1 of group 3 is second polarity on outer rotor salient pole 9. Pole 1 of group 4 (salient pole 13) is second polarity on inner rotor and pole 1 of group 4 (salient pole 13) is first polarity on outer rotor salient pole 13.

[0113] Pole 1 of each group can be excited by a semiconductor excitation circuit (not shown). Pole 2 of each group can be excited by a semiconductor excitation circuit. Pole 3 of each group can be excited by a semiconductor excitation circuit. Pole 4 of each group can be excited by a semiconductor excitation circuit. An example excitation sequence is shown progressively in Figures 25-29, where pole 1 of each group can be excited in Figure 25, pole 2 can be excited, for example, 2.084 milliseconds later in Figure 26, pole 3 can be excited, for example, 2.084 milliseconds later in Figure 27, pole 4 can be excited, for example, 2.084 milliseconds later in Figure 28, and pole 1 can be excited again, for example, 2.084 milliseconds later in Figure 29, and the cycle is repeated.

[0114] The pole circuits may be excited with DC current of a first polarity in the first cycle and with DC current of a second polarity in the second cycle. The first and second cycles constitute one AC cycle every 16.667 milliseconds for 60 Hz power. Suitable adjustments may be made for other frequencies, such as 50 Hz. Each pole may be excited for, for example, 4.167 milliseconds (but not limited to, 4.167 milliseconds) with, for example, a decay time of 4.167 milliseconds (but not limited to, 4.167 milliseconds) for each of the magnetic salient poles. The magnetic coupling between the salient poles 2230 of the inner rotor laminations 2200 and the salient poles 2290 of the outer rotor laminations 2220 increases the strength of the magnetic flux in the stator 2210, improving power output. The excitation wave travels in a clockwise direction, distorting each pole as it is formed, with the magnetic flux of each pole being pushed forward in a clockwise direction by the repelling magnetic flux of the pole before it. The excitation wave actually pushes separate, isolated magnetic poles in a clockwise circular motion at the desired frequency, with the poles separated and alternating between a first and second polarity. As a result, for every full cycle of 16.667 milliseconds, four magnetic poles rotate without the rotor 400 itself physically rotating. Distinguishable The excitation switches from a first polarity to a second polarity so that the magnetic poles continue to rotate.

[0115] Adjustments may be made for other polar arrangements / groupings.

[0116] 30 illustrates a top view of one of the embodiments of the present disclosure showing the outer rotor winding 3000, the inner rotor winding 3010, the outer stator winding 3020, and the inner stator winding 3030. Also visible are fasteners 3040 inserted into the assembly tabs 2310 of the outer rotor laminations 2220 to secure the lamination layers together to create the rotor 400. The salient poles 2230 are numbered 1-16.

[0117] FIG. 31 shows a diagonal upward view of an assembly of a generator 3100 including the device according to any of the previous figures (stacked outer rotor laminations, stator laminations, and inner rotor laminations) wound and installed.

[0118] FIG. 32 illustrates a basic winding pattern 3200 for a stator 2210 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The example scheme of FIG. 32 shows four coil groups 3210, 3220, 3230 with three coils per group. The coil spans are 1-7 and the windings are lap-wound with 36 slots. The leads are labeled according to convention and can be connected in a "high wye", "low wye", or "triangle" connection, but are not limited to these connections. Phase coils are coded herein by different line types: dashed=phase (1) or U, solid=phase (2) or V, dashed=phase (3) or W. It is anticipated that other groupings and spans of coils are feasible.

[0119] FIG. 33 shows an end view of an example rotor 3300 including multiple assemblies of inner rotor laminations 2200, stator laminations 2210, and outer rotor laminations 2220 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The design of the present disclosure allows the rotors and stators to be expanded radially outward without limiting the number, exponentially increasing the power capacity. The numbering for this multi-layer rotor / stator unit is specific to this unit and differs in this respect from the one-stator / dual-rotor unit depicted in FIGS. 22 and 23. The unit of FIGS. 22 and 23 can have a power output capacity of 25 kW, with 5 kW required to power the rotor coils 3000, 3010 that align the paramagnetic or ferromagnetic magnetic domains that form the rotor salient poles 2230, 2290. As the magnetic domains are aligned, the developing magnetic flux excites the stator coils 3020, 3030 to produce power. The input power to the rotors 2200, 2220 is produced by the generator stator 2210 and is fed back through a battery capacitor interface using solid state relays to route current to the rotors 2200, 2220. The windings in the units of Figures 22 and 23 are as follows: Outer rotor laminate 2220: Nine parallel wound AWG18 wires, 48 ​​turns Outer stator laminate 2210: Four parallel wound AWG18 wires, 9 turns 12 coil groups 3 coils per group

[0120] The windings in the assembly of Figures 32 and 33 are as follows: Rotor 3310: Nine parallel wound AWG18 wires, 48 ​​turns. Rotor 3320: Eleven parallel wound AWG18 strands, 58 turns. Rotor 3330: 18 parallel wound AWG18 wires, 192 turns. Stator 3340: Four parallel wound AWG18 wires, 9 turns each, Spans 1-7, 12 coil groups, 3 coils per group. Stator winding in slot 3350: Five parallel wound AWG18 wires, 9 turns each, Spans 1-7, 12 coil groups, 3 coils per group, 5 coil groups in parallel. Stator winding in slot 3360: Five parallel wound AWG18s, 9 turns, 12 coil groups, Span 1-7, 3 coils per group, 7 coils in parallel.

[0121] Figure 34 shows a cross-sectional view of the rotor and stator laminations assembled as in Figure 33. The various laminations are best seen separated in Figures 35-38.

[0122] Inspection of the slot areas for the rotor and stator slots reveals that the volume of the stator slots 3350, 3360 is 12 times larger than the slot volume of the slots 2250, 2260 of Figs. 22 and 23. The volume of the rotor slots 3400 and 3410 is 8.5 times larger than the corresponding slots shown in Figs. 22C and 23. The improved power output is estimated below. The efficiency is equal to the sum of these differences, i.e., the power output is increased by a factor of 20.5, and assuming that the generator including the assembly of Figs. 22 and 23 has an output of 12.5 kW, this is conservatively 12.5 x 20.5, which is equal to 256.25 kW. However, the power output capacity of the assembly of Figs. 22 and 23 can be 50 kW. If this power can be estimated, the power output capacity in this case can be 1025 kW. Fig. 34A is an example that embodies various measurements of the lamination assembly.

[0123] FIG. 35 shows the same inner stator lamination 3500 as seen in the embodiment of FIG. 33 and FIG. 34. In this figure, the winding slots 3510, the retaining holes 3520, and the heat sink elements 3530 are shown. This lamination 3500 can be stacked in a desired manner to a desired height and then pressed with an appropriate pressure for an appropriate time. While applying pressure, fasteners such as torque bolts are installed in the retaining holes 3520. The stator lamination 3500 is then insulated and wrapped with an appropriate magnet wire. The stator lamination 3500 is then connected in a "Y" or "triangle" connection, but is not limited to "Y" or "triangle". The stator lamination 3500 can then be dipped into an insulating varnish and baked at an appropriate temperature for an appropriate time to harden the varnish.

[0124] FIG. 36 shows a view of the same inner rotor lamination 3600 as seen in the embodiment of FIG. 34. The lamination 3600 can be stacked to a desired height and pressed with an appropriate pressure for an appropriate time. Fasteners such as torque bolts can be installed in the retaining holes 3610. The lamination can then be insulated and wire wound in the slots 3620 and 3630. In the illustrated embodiment, the wire can be copper wire, although other embodiments using different wire materials individually or in combination are feasible. The coil can be strapped and leads attached, such as the leads of FIGS. 25-29. The lamination can then be dipped in an insulating varnish and fired at an appropriate temperature for an appropriate time.

[0125] FIG. 37 shows a diagram of a middle double stator 3700 similar to that found in the embodiment of FIG. 34. This lamination 3700 can be stacked to a desired height and then pressed with an appropriate pressure. While pressure is applied, fasteners can be installed in the retaining holes 3710. The lamination can then be insulated and wound with an appropriate conductor material in the slots 3720, 3730. The coils are connected in a "Y" or "triangle" connection, but are not limited to "Y" or "triangle" connection. The lamination can then be dipped in an insulating varnish and fired at an appropriate temperature for an appropriate time to harden the varnish.

[0126] FIG. 38 shows a view of the same outer rotor lamination 3800 as seen in the embodiment of FIG. 34. The lamination 3800 can be cut into eight sections and stacked. Once stacked, the lamination can be pressed, torqued with fasteners, insulated and then wound. Leads can then be added and strapped. The lamination can then be dipped in insulating varnish and baked at an appropriate temperature for an appropriate time. The lamination is then assembled using assembly tabs 3810 and retention holes 3820.

[0127] FIG. 39 shows a diagram of the stator connections of one of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Phase (1, or A or U) lead (4) 3900 is input to coil 3905 and output (1) connects to (1)A via jumper wire 3904. (1)A feeds coil 3908. Output lead from 3906(4)A connects to lead (7) via jumper wire 3910. Lead (7) feeds coil 3912. Output lead (10) connects to (10)A via jumper wire 3914. Lead (10)A feeds coil 3916. Lead (7)A from 3916 connects to neutral terminal 3918 via jumper wire 3920.

[0128] Phase (2, or B or W) lead (5) 3922 is input to coil 3924. Lead (2) connects to (2)A via jumper wire 3926. Lead (2)A powers coil 3928 and coil output lead (5)A connects to lead (8) via jumper wire 3930. Lead (8) powers coil 3932 and output lead (11) of coil 3932 connects to (11)A via jumper wire 3934. Lead (11)A powers coil 3936 and lead (8)A powers the neutral terminal 3918 via jumper wire 3820.

[0129] Phase (3, or C or V) connects to coil 3940 via jumper wire 3942. Lead (3) connects to (3)A via jumper wire 3944. Lead (3)A connects to coil 3946 and output lead (6)A connects to (9)A via jumper wire 3948. Lead (9)A powers coil 3950 and output lead (12)A connects to (12) which powers coil 3952 and output lead (9) connects to neutral terminal 3918 via jumper wire 3954.

[0130] 40 illustrates an oscilloscope output waveform of three phase power generated by a stator lamination according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The three phase legs feed each other. The lead with the negative voltage receives electron flow from the lead with the more positive potential. As illustrated, at zero degrees, phase A 4010 supplies electrons to phase B 4020 and phase C 4030. At 90 degrees, phase B 4020 is supplying electrons to phase A 4010 and phase C 4030. At 200 degrees, phase C 4030 is supplying electrons to phase B 4020 and phase A 4010. One full cycle is 360 degrees.

[0131] 41-43 show elevation views of a cowling 4100 covering a rotor and stator assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The components can be manufactured according to a variety of suitable methods, including but not limited to 3D printing, injection molding, blow molding, thermoforming, and the like. The components can be manufactured in separable parts. Advantageously, if the generator is formed from separable parts, the assembler can remove the part with technical problems without having to discard the entire generator. The top bonnet 4110 can be lifted as shown in FIG. 42. The base 4120 is made of metal and contains the rotation mechanism required to rotate and tune the rotor during the tuning process. After tuning is completed, the system is locked in place. It can be seen in FIG. 42 and FIG. 43 that all of the cowling components 4110, 4120, 4130, 4140, 4150, 4160 are separable from each other for ease of assembly and disassembly.

[0132] FIG. 44 illustrates an end view of an oscillatory modulator stack 4400 with three of the phase winding coils 4410, 4420, and 4430 in place, according to an embodiment of the disclosure. In today's commonly used rotary generators, the rotor provides a flywheel effect at operating speeds to stabilize voltage and increase power output. In the present disclosure, the modulator 4400 serves as the rotor / flywheel effect. The modulator coils are made by applying appropriate pressure to the stack of stacks shown here, which can be made from up to 0.34 mm magnetic steel (but are not limited to 0.34 mm). Fasteners such as torque bolts can be used through the retaining holes 4440 while applying appropriate pressure. After insulating the modulator stack 4400, the slot coils 4410, 4420, and 4430 are attached in place. The slot coils 4410, 4420, and 4430 can be made of 18 AWG insulated copper magnet wire, but are not limited to 18 AWG insulated copper magnet wire. In the illustrated embodiment, there are 12 coil groups of 9 turns of 5 parallel windings in spans 1-7 in 36 slots, but are not limited to 12 coil groups of 9 turns of 5 parallel windings in spans 1-7 in 36 slots. The connection is a 4 pole "high wye" stator connection. Variable capacitor loads are connected to L1-L2, L2-L3, and L1-L3. There are also variable load capacitors between L1 and neutral, between L2 and neutral, and between L3 and neutral. The coil windings and labeled leads are shown in FIG. 45. Specifically, spans 1-7 are shown as an example embodiment. The "high wye" connection is displayed in FIG.

[0133] Figures 46-49 provide views of the assembly of the oscillation modulator 4400. In particular, Figure 46 shows the stator 4600 of the oscillation modulator 4400 fully wound with coils 4610 and connected as a 4 pole, 1800 rpm, three phase, 60 Hz electric motor. Figure 47 shows the modulator rotor 4700 being inserted into the stator 4600. The modulator rotor 4700 is held in place at both ends by retaining bars 4800 shown in Figure 48, which also provides a side view of the stator 4600. The retaining holes 4810 in Figure 48 are configured to receive the fasteners 4620 shown in Figure 46. In an exemplary embodiment, capacitors 4820, 4830, and 4840 shown in Figures 48 and 49 are attached between L1-L2, L2-L3, L1-L3, and between L1 and neutral, L2 and neutral, and L3 and neutral. The modulator 4400 is operated by connecting the leads from L1, L2, and L3 in Figure 49 to the output leads of the stator system in Figures 30 and 31. As three-phase power flows through the coils of the modulator stator 4600, four alternating poles are generated that rotate at 1800 rpm to generate high voltage three-phase power in the magnetic core of the modulator rotor 4700. The capacitors 4820, 4830, and 4840 are repeatedly charged and discharged into the windings of the coils of the modulator rotor 4700. The oscillating magnetic flux affects the generator windings, which in turn affects the impedance of the generator rotor. Advantageously, by constantly automatically adjusting the capacitance of the output leads of the modulator 4400, the impedance of the generator rotor coil can be reduced by more than 50%, thereby increasing the generator power output by more than 50% over stable three-phase power.

[0134] FIG. 50 is a block diagram illustrating the processes associated with an autonomous generator 5000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The block diagram of FIG. 50 is an overview of the autonomous operation of the generator functioning of the present disclosure. The system is powered by invoking a computer system sequence as described in the figures and the description of FIGS. 1-21. A program causes the prioritization and energization of relays 5010. The relays 5010 are opened and closed by a computerized sequence program, sending voltage and current as DC power to the MOSFET gating system in the solid state relay bank. When the appropriate relay is opened, current can flow through the appropriate rotor coil in the generator 5000. The current flows through the coil and returns to the neutral terminal of the power source that feeds the excitation system 5010. Power output from the generator 5000 is generated by the relatively weak magnetic field created by the rotor coils that aligns the magnetic steel domains (FIG. 50A). As the domains align, the magnetic flux from the rotor increases exponentially until all the domains are aligned. When all the magnetic domains are aligned, the poles of the magnetic steel are said to be saturated. When all the magnetic domains are aligned, additional current through the poles would only result in one unit of output power from the generator for each unit of input power. In a given operation, the generator 5000 can take one unit of power from the stator, pass it through the capacitor interface and DC-DC power supply, and return this one unit through the rotor coil to align the magnetic domains, so that each pole can produce at least 4.3 units of power from the stator of the generator 5000 for one unit of rotor input. Importantly, this allows the generator 5000 to be autonomous, although not a perpetual motion machine. Power is derived from the process of aligning the magnetic domains using a relatively weak magnetic field from the rotor coil. The magnetic domains are formed by the spinning of unpaired electrons in the metal. Nothing lasts longer than a solar panel. A solar-powered photovoltaic (PV) panel converts sunlight into electricity by colliding photons with electrons in a silica (PV) cell. The electrons extract energy from the photons and fly away. The higher the photon oscillation frequency, the greater the electron energy produced.The present disclosure utilizes the natural magnetic domains created by the unpaired electrons of metals, which are shaken and aligned under the influence of a weak electromagnetic field created by the rotor of a generator. The aligned magnetic domains add up to create a very strong, moving magnetic field. This moving field pushes electrons through the stator windings, creating electricity. Whereas a solar cell harvests the power of the sun, the present disclosure harvests the power of the spin of the unpaired electrons of metals. Figure 50A provides a hysteresis curve. Specifically, Figure 50A shows a plot of the variation in the intensity of the generated magnetic flux in Gauss versus the magnitude of the current applied to the coil for both magnetic steel and Plexiglas. The intensity of the generated magnetic flux at (for example) 30A is greater for magnetic steel than for Plexiglas, because the magnetic domains of magnetic steel are aligned according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 50A is placed in the context of Figure 51.

[0135] 51 illustrates a diagram of a generator pole module 5100 with terminal blocks 5105a, 5105b and diode blocks 5110a, 5110b according to an embodiment of the disclosure. The cycle begins with AC power being turned on and supplied to the computer controller 5115. Power is provided by DC / AC power supply 5120a. In an exemplary embodiment, power supply 5120a can be a DC-DC power supply. In an exemplary embodiment, power supply 5120a can draw power from power supply 5125a via conduits 5130a and 5130b. Switch 5120b can be turned on to power the computer controller 5115. Computer controller 5115 sends a DC signal voltage via conduit 5135a to solid state relays (SSRs) labeled A and X, pulsing them to open the MOSFET gates as well as A and X, allowing current from (+) power tap 5140 to flow through conductor 5145, through conductor 5150 to SSR A, and through 5155 and 5160 to SSR X. Poles SSR A and X send current to diode block 5110a via conductors 5165 and 5170. Conductors 5175a, 5175b carry the current to terminal block 5105a. Current flows from terminal block 5105a to the A side of rotor pole coil PC-1. The current goes in a counterclockwise direction (N pole). Current flows to lead B 5180 and flows in a counterclockwise direction to form a weak electromagnetic N pole that aligns the magnetic steel's magnetic domains to strongly orient them to a N pole. Current flows from B5180a lead through X lead 5180b in a counterclockwise direction, which creates an additive effect, resulting in a stronger electromagnetic field that aligns more of the magnetic domains. The current flow is "titrated" just below where the rotor pole magnetic steel saturates. This saturation is predefined for each pole by plotting a hysteresis curve as shown in Figure 50A. The current then flows out through Y5185 to terminal block B5105b. The current then flows through conductor 5190 to SSR D2. It then flows through conductor 5191 to SSR D1.A signal sent through conduit 5135a to open the A and X MOSFETs simultaneously opens D1 and D2, allowing current to return through conductor 5192 to the neutral terminal of power supply 5125b. Capacitor bank 5193 is attached between terminal blocks A 5105a and B 5105b to absorb the large flyback as the current in the rotor coil is cut off and the magnetic domains become randomly oriented again. As this magnetic collapse occurs, the current continues in the same direction but the voltage reverses polarity with high amplitude spikes that could damage the circuit. Therefore, capacitor banks 5193 and 5194 are attached between the input and output terminals of C1 and C2, and capacitor bank 5195 is attached between the input and output terminals of D1 and D2.

[0136] DC-DC power supplies 5125a and 5125b receive power from capacitor / battery banks 5196a, 5196b, and 5196c via on-off switch 5197 and conductors 5198a and 5198b. At the same time, DC-DC power supply 5125a receives power by jumper wires 5199a, 5199b from conductors 5198b, 5199c. FIG. 51 depicts the pole modules in an embodiment of the disclosure where the rotor may comprise 16 pole modules. As mentioned above, it is anticipated that other numbers of poles and / or other groupings of poles, as well as necessary engineering adjustments, are feasible. The circuitry that keeps the capacitor / battery banks charged with power is described further below.

[0137] FIG. 52 illustrates a diagram of a generator main control board 5200 of a system according to an embodiment of the disclosure. In an exemplary embodiment, the main control board 5200 includes 16 pole modules 5210. Each pole module 5210 is described in detail in FIG. 53. The pole module 5210 depicted herein includes six solid state relays A, B, X, Y, C, D, such as those shown in FIG. 51 and described above. The pole module 5210 also includes one circuit breaker 5220 and four terminal blocks present in the power neutral terminal 5230a and the signal power neutral terminal 5230b. This FIG. 52 illustrates a human machine interface (HMI) display panel 5240 that sends signals via an Ethernet cable 5250 through a router switch 5260 to microprocessor controllers 5270a and 5270b. Signals to the relays are sent from the processor cards through shield conductors 5280a and 5280b using neutral conductors 5290a and 5290b. Cabinet 5292 houses all of the main control equipment. The wires are routed using wire trough 5294. Microprocessors 5270a and 5270b, including the central processing unit (CPU) and IO cards, receive their operating power from a 24 volt power supply 5296.

[0138] FIG. 53 is a slightly more detailed view of one of the generator pole modules 5100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. In particular, this figure is a detailed description of the power inputs and outputs to the relays depicted in FIG. 51. Power to the rotor coils routed by the SSR enters the pole module 5100 from a DC-DC power supply through conductor 5310. The current passes through circuit breaker 5320a and through conductor 5320b to the A, B, X, and Y inputs (2) of the SSR. The MOSFET gates of the relays are opened and closed between (1) and (2) by signals "1" and "2" from the signal controller computer 5340 in a timing sequence that is programmed to provide the desired sequence for the generator pole modules 5100. The control signals "1" and "2" pass through 5350a and 5350b to open the MOSFETs A, B, C, D, X, and Y depicted in FIG. 51. The current then passes from (2) through the MOSFETs to terminal (1). For SSR A, current flows through conductor 5360a to terminal block 5370a, through conductor 5360b to the diode block and to the rotor coil A lead. SSR B current flows through conductor 5360c to terminal block B 5370b, through conductor 5360d to the diode block and to the rotor coil B lead. For SSR X, current flows through conductor 5360e to terminal block X 5370c, through conductor 5360f to the diode block and to the rotor coil X lead. For SSR Y, current flows through conductor 5360g to terminal block 5370d, through conductor 5360h to the diode block and to the rotor coil Y lead.

[0139] Current flows from the rotor coil back through conductors 5380a and 5380b to SSRs C and D, and when the signal controller opens the MOSFET between (1) and (2), the current flows back through conductor 5390 to power neutral terminal block 5392 and through conductor 5394 to the neutral terminal of the power supply. Capacitors 5396a and 5396b are placed between the power terminals (1) and (2) of SSRs C and D to absorb the flyback voltage as the magnetized rotor collapses during each cycle. In the illustrated embodiment, the capacitors each have a capacitance of 40×10 -6 s 4 A 2 m -2 kg -1 (40 μF). It is anticipated that other capacitance values ​​are feasible in various embodiments based on various other circuit parameters for different sized generators.

[0140] FIG. 54 illustrates one of the diode block / terminal junctions of a generator pole module according to an embodiment of the disclosure. The function of diodes 5410 and 5420 is to allow current to flow in only one direction to prevent flyback from a collapsing coil to the SSR control system. Diode 5410 accepts current from SSR A along conductor 5430a and from SSR B via conductor 5430b. Diode 5420 accepts current from SSR X via conductor 5440a and from SSR Y via conductor 5440b. Output from diode 5410 passes to TB2 via conductor 5450a and to TB1 via conductor 5450b. Output from diode 5420 passes to TB1 via conductor 5470a and to TB2 via conductor 5470b. Current from TB1 passes to SSR D via conductor 5480a and current from TB2 passes to SSR C via conductor 5480b. The output from TB1 goes via conductor 5490a to rotor coil "X" and via conductor 5490b to rotor coil "A". The output from TB2 goes via conductor 5495a to rotor coil "B" and via conductor 5495b to rotor coil "Y".

[0141] FIG. 55 illustrates one of the capacitor bank split pole discharge units according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. This system can be used to mitigate flyback. A bank of four capacitors is connected in series and parallel. In the illustrated embodiment, each of the four capacitors is 20×10 -6 s 4 A 2 m -2 kg -1 (20 μF). Capacitor bank 5510 is between the power poles of SSR C via conductors 5520a and 5520b. Capacitor bank 5530 is connected between the power poles of SSR D via conductors 5540a and 5540b.

[0142] 56 illustrates a signal time sequence program of the computer controller 5115 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. This is a one-time cycle that may last for 16.667 milliseconds in some embodiments.

[0143] FIG. 57 illustrates an isolated capacitor charging system 5700 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. To provide a stable input to the DC-DC power supply that feeds the rotor relays, the battery / capacitor charging system 5700 can be isolated. In an exemplary embodiment, this is accomplished by charging one side of the dual battery charging system 5700 while isolating the other side and discharging it to the capacitor battery bank 5510 of FIG. 55. AC power is taken from the stator of the generator 5000 to a power strip 5710. In an exemplary embodiment, the power supply 5720 is supplied with AC power from the generator output to charge the capacitor 5730a via neutral 5740a, positive 5740b, and relay 5740c which is open to the positive terminal of the capacitor 5730a. Relay 5750a is closed, relay 5750b for capacitor B 5730b is open, while relay 5760 is closed. The capacitor 5730b can be opened to the capacitor battery bank 5530 of FIG. 55 via the open relay 5750b. In this embodiment, the capacitor battery bank 5530 can include three 12V capacitors / batteries connected in series to include a potential difference of 36 volts, but it is anticipated that other total values ​​and / or groupings and configurations of the capacitors / batteries can accommodate various needs of users and sizes of the generator 5000 of the present disclosure. The positive conductor connects to the terminal block 5770a and the negative conductor connects to the terminal block 5770b. The conductor 5780a connects to the positive terminal of the 36 volt battery bank 5530 and the conductor 5780b connects to the negative terminal of the battery bank 5530. In the next cycle, the 12 volt capacitor 5730b is in a charging cycle and the capacitor 5730a is discharging to the 36 volt capacitor / battery bank 5530. This isolated battery charging system 5700 is the junction of the stator output of the generator 5000 and the rotor input back to the generator 5000 .

[0144] Also shown in FIG. 57 is an on / off switch display module 5790, relay timer control circuits 5792, 5794, power supply 5796, and excitation bus 5798.

[0145] 58 illustrates a relay timer control circuit 5794 of a split charger 5700 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. In an exemplary embodiment, the relay timer control 5794 is powered by a 24 Volt DC power supply 5796. The power supply 5796 can be powered using a generator off-stator. In some embodiments, the generator off-stator is a 120 Volt AC generator off-stator. The timer 5794 can be disconnected on the neutral side of the circuit. The positive conductor 5810 connects to TB 5820. Conduit 5830a carries current to coil relay A 5750a. Conduit 5830b carries current to coil relay A 5750b. Conduit 5830c carries current to coil relay B 5760. Conduit 5830d carries current to coil relay B 5840. The power supply neutral terminal is connected to TB 5850 via conductor 5860. Conductor 5870a connects neutral terminal TB5850 to timer A2, and 5870b connects TB5850 to terminal block T1. The timer breaks the neutral circuit, connecting it to TB-B and terminal block T2 via conductor 5880a, providing a neutral terminal to coil relay B via conductor 5880b, and a neutral terminal to coil relay B via conductor 5880c. Conductor 5890a connects neutral terminal TB5850 to timer terminal T3. The timer breaks or makes up the neutral to terminal T4, which is connected to TB A. TB A connects the neutral terminal to coil relay A 5750b via conductor 5890b. Conductor 5890b connects TB A to coil relay A 5750a.

[0146] FIG. 59 illustrates a battery and capacitor arrangement for an exemplary generator automatic charging system 5900 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In the illustrated embodiment, each battery / capacitor unit includes a potential difference of 12 volts. The 12V system feeds a 36V battery bank, not shown here. This FIG. 59 includes three capacitor / battery banks, each with a potential difference of 12V, connected in parallel. Capacitor 5910a, battery 5920a, and battery 5920b are connected in parallel with capacitors 5910b, 5920c, and 5920d. The remaining two battery sets (connected to relays 2 and 3, respectively) are also connected in parallel at 12V each in the embodiment of FIG. 59. Relays 5930a and 5930b are connected to the positive battery first string of the 36V volt battery bank. Neutral terminal 5940 is connected to the neutral terminal of battery first string. Relays 5950a and 5950b are connected to the positive of string 2 of batteries. Neutral terminal 5960 is connected to the negative bus of string 2 in the 36V battery bank. Relays 5970a and 5970b are connected to string 3 of batteries in the 36V battery bank. Neutral terminal 5980 is connected to the bus bar of string 3 of batteries.

[0147] FIG. 60 illustrates an exemplary 36V capacitor / battery bank 6000 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. Terminal blocks 6010, 6020, and 6030 are connected to the auto-charge inputs in FIG. 57, FIG. 58, and FIG. 59. The series connections are 5140 and 6040. In an exemplary embodiment, the series connections 5140 and 6040 are DC-DC inputs. The parallel voltage can be 12V DC and the series voltage can be 36V DC. The DC voltage connections to 5140 and 6040 can feed the DC-DC power supplies (5125a and 5125b) of the system of FIG. 51.

[0148] FIG. 61 is a diagram of data from a 36V battery / capacitor bank 6000. The data shown is a plot of voltage versus time for 24 hours of automatic charging / autonomous operation of a generator 5000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure without an external power source. The data suggests that the battery / capacitor bank 6000 maintained a charge of 37.3-37.4 volts over 24 hours as can be seen in curve 6110 when the automatic charging mode was operating. However, when the automatic charging loop was turned off, the capacitor / battery bank 6000 voltage dropped to 33.89 volts after 4.5 hours. Curve 6120 shows operation at the same load for the generator 5000, where the entire system failed and shut down.

[0149] FIG. 62 is a block diagram 6200 of measurement points using voltmeters, ammeters, and data loggers for automatic charging autonomous operation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. All data presented in this disclosure and referenced in the claims were taken as shown in this figure on a Holcomb Energy System (HES). It will be readily understood that the selection of measurement points shown in FIG. 62 is in no way intended to be limiting in nature, but is provided as an example, as an illustrative embodiment. It is envisioned that other selection of measurement points are feasible. The generator excitation controller 6210 sequences and sends pulsed DC current to the rotor coils to generate AC three-phase power. The DC-DC converter 6220 receives DC power from the battery / capacitor bank 6000. The input to the DC-DC converter 6220 is measured at 6230a using a DC power meter 6230b. The voltage and amperage from the DC-DC converter 6220 to the excitation controller 6210 is measured at 6240 using a DC voltmeter and ammeter. The total power output by the generator 5000 is measured by data logger 6250b at point 6250a. The power into the generator charger regenerative system 6260 is measured by data logger 6270b at point 6270a. The power from the generator charger regenerative system 6260 to the battery / capacitor bank 6000 is measured by meter 6230b at point 6230a and possibly also by a handheld DC ammeter. The power from the battery / capacitor 6000 to the DC-DC power supply is measured at point 6280.

[0150] The power into a resistive load (three phase light bulb bank) 6290 is measured by a data logger 6292b at point 6292a. The power into a three phase motor load 6294 is measured by a data logger 6296b at point 6296a.

[0151] To measure the power input to the power output, switch 6298a is open and 6298b is closed. The generator 5000 may be powered in this configuration by a local utility power source 6299a, as described below in Figure 63. The power input from the utility power source 6299a may be measured at point 6299b using a DC meter 6299c.

[0152] FIG. 63 is a block diagram 6300 of measurement points using voltmeters, ammeters, and data loggers in a power multiplication experiment according to an embodiment of the disclosure. A local utility power source 6299a can be connected to an AC-DC power source 6310. The AC-DC power source 6310 feeds an excitation control device 6210 that can route current through the rotor coil of the generator 5000. The current from the utility 6299 is measured at point 6299b using a data logger. The input current from the AC-DC power source 6310 can be measured at point 6320a using a DC meter 6320b and a handheld DC ammeter. The current and voltage output at point 6250a is measured by a data logger 6250b. The self-loop self-generating circuit for this experiment is turned off by opening the switch 6330. The current from the utility power source 6299a can pass through the rotor coil of the generator 5000. The current passing through the rotor coils creates relatively weak magnetic poles that align the magnetic domains of the metal to create a powerful, moving, continuous rotating magnetic pole that generates more power from the magnetic domains than is required to adjust the magnetic field. Therefore, the energy harvested from the moving magnetic field as the magnetic domains align allows for more available electrical energy to be output from the system than was input.

[0153] Figure 64 is a graph of data taken from points measured using the voltmeter described in Figure 63, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The data in this figure shows that the input power from point 6299b was 3.3KVA at 3.3KW PF 1.0, and the output from the generator 5000 at point 6250a was 8.5KW at 12.30KVA PF 0.70. It is clear that the energy harvested from the electron spin of the unpaired electrons in the pole piece material has been multiplied.

[0154] FIG. 65 is a plot of voltage drop under load versus watts of remaining available energy for a battery bank according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In the illustrated embodiment, the battery bank is a 48V battery bank, but it is anticipated that other voltage differences are feasible given various power requirements. The diagram shows that an example 48 volt battery / capacitor interface is stable while the autonomous power loop is operational (6510). When the loop is broken (6520), the voltage drops and system failure occurs in 8-12 minutes.

[0155] FIG. 66 is a diagram of the voltage over time from a battery / capacitor bank example 6000 of 36V such as that shown in FIG. 60. Continuous operation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is 24 hours. This operation is to demonstrate the unstable charging pattern if the isolated battery charging system 5700 of FIG. 57 is not utilized. If the AC-DC charger is charged directly from the stator connection to the AC-DC power source for the rotor, it is difficult to control the charging rate. This figure also shows very clearly the stabilizing effect of the oscillation modulator 4400. Curve 6610 shows the voltage dropping sharply at full load without the modulator 4400 when the unit is not charging. With the oscillation modulator 4400 in the circuit, the efficiency increases to about 260%, since the voltage drop takes 1.5 hours without the oscillation modulator 4400 in the circuit, compared to 4 hours for the equivalent voltage drop with the oscillation modulator 4400 in the circuit.

[0156] 67 is a diagram of data plotting voltage versus time for a 36V battery bank according to an embodiment of the present disclosure during 12 hours of autonomous operation without an external power source. The unit was operated with automatic charging for 12 hours (6710) with an oscillation modulator 4400 off-system at a load of 3 kW. The unit was then operated under the same conditions but with the automatic charging unit turned off (6720).

[0157] 68 plots data from a 36V battery bank. This is a graph of battery bank voltage versus time over a two hour period with data recorded for automatic charging autonomous operation and non-automatic charging operation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The voltage did not drop during autonomous operation because the isolated battery charging system 5700 was turned on and the oscillation modulator 4400 was in circuit.

[0158] FIG. 69 is a diagram of data plotting voltage versus time for a 36V battery bank during a 103 minute run without external power, showing where the automatic charging circuit is turned on and off. When the circuit is turned off, the battery voltage drops. The automatic charging circuit is then turned on and the battery voltage returns to above baseline. This cycle is repeated once more for a total of two times in this run. This diagram clearly shows the automatic charging capabilities of the HES. When the automatic charging system is turned off (6910), the voltage drops approximately 0.5 volts. When the charging system 5700 is turned back on (6920), the voltage steadily rises to approximately 2 volts (DC) (6930). When the automatic charging system is turned off again (6940), the voltage again drops approximately 1.2 volts. When the charging system is turned back on (6950), the voltage rises 0.4 volts before the experiment is stopped.

[0159] FIG. 70 is a diagram of data plotting voltage versus time for a 36V battery bank during 24 hours of auto-charging autonomous operation with an isolated battery charging system 5700 and oscillation modulator 4400 in place. No external power source was used according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The HES start battery voltage was 37.3 Volts DC (7010). After 24 hours of continuous operation, the HES end voltage for the 36V battery bank was 37.4 Volts DC. When the auto-charging system was turned off, the system failed as the voltage dropped to 33.89 Volts DC within 4.5 hours (7020).

[0160] The diagram below presents data that clearly shows that the energy source of this system comes from its ability to exploit the magnetic domains of magnetic steel. Magnetic domains are small groups of atoms that combine together to form regions called magnetic domains where all the electrons have the same magnetic orientation in their spin pattern. Electrons can be thought of as tiny magnets. The rotation of electrons creates a weak but very significant magnetic field. In most materials, atoms are arranged so that the magnetic orientation of one electron cancels the magnetic orientation of another. Ferromagnetic materials have unpaired electrons in their atomic configuration, so small groups of atoms with similar magnetic orientations combine together to form magnetic domains where all the electrons have the same magnetic orientation (spin direction). Initially, these magnetic domains are randomly aligned. However, when these magnetic domains are exposed to a relatively weak magnetic field, they all align in the same direction. There are only four known elements in the world that are ferromagnetic at room temperature. These elements are iron, nickel, cobalt, and (in some experiments) gadolinium. The experimental model presented herein clearly shows that embodiments of the present disclosure generate more than four times the power required to energize the magnetic poles. Two experimental coil groups were made and were identical except that one lamination in the first unit was made of magnetic steel (FIG. 72) and the laminations in the second unit were made of Plexiglas (FIG. 71). Therefore, FIGS. 71 and 72 were not ferromagnetic. The magnetic steel units have magnetic domains in the metal and the Plexiglas does not contain magnetic domains.

[0161] Two experiments were performed: both coil groups were wound with the north pole and connected together in series with a 24 volt power supply (Figs. 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76).

[0162] Experiment: Magnetic properties of electrical steel and plexiglass Note: measurements for both substances were recorded under these identical conditions. Voltage: DC 20V Current: 12.5A Resistance: 1.6 ohms (Ω) Input power: 250W Plexiglas (N pole) 1. 46 Gauss 2. 39.67 Gauss 3. 28.32 Gauss 4. 39.78 Gauss Average: 38.44 Gauss Electromagnetic steel (N pole) 1. 240 Gauss 2. 87.8 Gauss 3. 92.0 Gauss 4. 246.6 Gauss Average: 166.6 Gauss

[0163] By dividing the average Gaussian measurement for Plexiglas (38.44 Gauss) by the average Gaussian measurement for magnetic steel (166.6 Gauss), we can conclude that the magnetic steel produces a magnetic field strength (in Gauss) that is 4.33 times greater than what is needed to align the magnetic domains in the steel. 166.6÷38.44=4.33

[0164] In this experiment, the steel unit of Fig. 74 and the Plexiglas unit of Fig. 73 were identical except for the material from which they were made. All poles of both units were wound identically with insulated copper magnet wire, AWG #18. The units were wound with 65 turns of five parallel wires. The steel unit and the Plexiglas unit were connected in series with each other. The units were also in series with two resistive coils, each with a resistance of 0.6 ohms. The resistance of the coils in the steel and in the Plexiglas was 0.2 ohms. Therefore, the total resistance of the circuit was 1.6 ohms. The voltage applied across the terminals by a 24 volt power supply was 20.0 volts DC, and the amperage flowing simultaneously through both the Plexiglas and steel coils was 12.5 amps. The only difference between the two coil units was the material used to cut the superstructure laminations. Gauss measurements were taken at all of the locations 7110 on the outer surface of the coils of Figs. 73 and 74. The five Gaussian measurements were then averaged. The four poles were then averaged. Comparing the Gaussian measurements on the Plexiglas to the measurements on the steel, the measurements on the steel were 4.33 times larger than the measurements on the Plexiglas. The exact same current was flowing through both units, but the magnetic flux in the steel was four times larger because the magnetic domains of the steel were aligned by the relatively weak magnetic field from the coil. This is the same mechanism for powering the electrical devices of the present disclosure. As the magnetic domains are aligned, the developing moving magnetic field produces four times more electrical energy than the input electrical energy. The generator 5000 of the present disclosure has multiple rotors and stators that are laminated, and the power to input ratio can be even greater.

[0165] When all of the magnetic domains in a metal are aligned, the metal is said to be saturated. Due to this saturation phenomenon, the hysteresis is somewhat "S" shaped, whereas the Plexiglas curve is a straight line. As can be seen from a comparison of Figures 74 and 75, which show a Plexiglas unit and a steel unit, respectively, and Figure 50A, both with the same number of turns of copper magnet wire, and at the same circuit and amperage at the same time, a much larger magnetic flux (4 times larger) is generated in the steel than in the Plexiglas. This 4 times larger increase in magnetic energy output is converted into 4 times more electrical energy than the energy input to operate the generator, as presented in this disclosure. As the magnetic domains are aligned by the electromagnetic coil, the electromagnetic coil "recruits" additional magnetic domains to align them. As the magnetic domains align, the developing moving magnetic flux field generates electrical power in the stator coils of the three-phase stator. As can be seen in FIG. 76, in coil #1 7610a, there is no current flowing through the coil, and therefore the magnetic domains 7610b are randomly oriented. The arrows in FIG. 76 indicate the different spin alignments of the magnetic domains, which are shown as being randomly split. As can be seen, in coil #2 7620a, current flows through the coil via lead 7620b and out through neutral terminal 7620c. This counterclockwise current flow creates a north pole electromagnetic flux that aligns the magnetic domains and creates a moving magnetic flux that develops, which is four times more energy than is required to align the magnetic domains. The current is turned off in coil #3 7630a, and the magnetic domains are random again. In coil #4 7640a, current from lead 7640b flows clockwise through the coil and out through lead 7640c. This clockwise current flow creates a south pole magnetic field that aligns the magnetic domains to the south pole. For purposes of demonstration, the arrows point up for a north pole and down for a south pole - in reality the arrows would point into and out of the page.

[0166] The three phase voltages are balanced and maximized by a computer controller 8100 in FIG. 81, which includes a central processing unit (CPU) and an input / output (I / O) module that connects the CPU to the sensors and actuators of the system. The response time for this system from sensor inputs to outputs to actuators is approximately 1 microsecond. The desired response time capability for the I / O system is 1 microsecond. Digital inputs and outputs are input signals from sensors and outputs to actuators such as relays. The CPU operating cycle is shown in FIG. 80. Signals are received from ampere conversion sensors and AC-DC voltmeter signals. The purpose of this control system is to automate the voltage control on the three phase legs of the stator output. This system keeps the voltage at an optimal level and maintains balance from one to another between the phase legs. There is a logic ladder or sequence. The first circuit to be optimized is the excitation circuit timing sequence 8110. The settings are changed by the touch pad on the HMI. The next adjustment is the rotation adjustment 8120 by rotating each rotor relative to the stator. Rotation, i.e., rotor and stator alignment, is achieved by rotating the rotor relative to the stator until the voltage is maximized and the voltage is balanced in one phase leg relative to the other. The balance should be within ±5 volts (AC).

[0167] The structure 7700 of FIG. 77 is bolted to the bottom of each rotor structure via bolt holes 7710. The posts 7720 are bolted to the rings 7730, 7740. Also visible is a motor 7750, such as a servo motor. In an exemplary embodiment, teeth 7760 are visible disposed on a ring 7740 (best shown in FIG. 78), which may be configured to interact with a free gear 7770 (which the motor 7750 may rotate). In FIG. 78, a bearing race 7810 with ceramic ball bearings 7820 receives the ring 7740, which includes teeth 7760. The servo 7750 rotates the rotor by interacting with the teeth 7740 of the free gear 7770. The servo motor 7750 rotates the rotor clockwise and counterclockwise using signals from a CPU-I / O controller of the present disclosure. Rotation adjustments are made until the voltage levels and balance are within predefined / programmed parameters. It will be understood that the number of ball bearings 7820 disposed around the ring 7740 in FIG. 78 is presented by way of example only, and that other numbers of ball bearings 7820 are anticipated to be feasible. The size of the rings 7730, 7740, holes 7710, and posts 7720 can be selected based on the desired power output of the generator 5000, and are not limited to a single embodiment / value set. Additionally, the number of teeth on the gears and their diameters can be chosen with consideration given to the desired power output or desired angular velocity of the gears. FIG. 79 is an isolated cross-sectional view of the ring 7730 of FIG. 77.

[0168] FIG. 80 is an example scan cycle diagram of the computer / controller operating cycle of one of the embodiments of the present disclosure. The automatic voltage control (AVR) system is regulated / controlled by the CPU-I / O card and associated voltage, amperage, and frequency sensors. A logic sequence is built into each sequence scan 8000. The scan includes running the excitation program (8010), feedback of internal sensors (8020), scanning the inputs (8030), running the AVR program (8040), and updating the outputs (8050). At start-up, the priority of the logic ladder sequence 8100 of FIG. 81 is (1) excitation circuit-timing sequence (8110), (2) AVR-rotor rotation adjustment (8120), (3) AVR-generator stator capacitance (8130), (4) modulator capacitance / rotor impedance (8140), (5) excitation supply voltage (8150). In the initial post-start operating mode, the logic sequence priorities are in reverse order: (5) excitation supply voltage (8150), (4) modulator capacitance / rotor impedance (8140), (3) AVR-generator stator capacitance (8130), (2) AVR-rotor speed regulation (8120), (1) excitation circuit-timing sequence (8110).

[0169] FIG. 82 illustrates a relay control system 8200 capable of balancing the capacitance of three-phase generator legs in "low wye", "high wye" and "triangle" configurations, but not limited to "high wye", "low wye" and "triangle" configurations. The CPU and I / O processing card 8210 detects the three-phase voltages LL and LN using voltage sensors and current transformers. These signals reach I (input card). The signals are then sent to the CPU, where they are processed according to a program entered in the CPU, and appropriate actuator signals are sent by the output card to one or more of the relays 8220a, 8220b, 8220c, 8220d, 8220e, 8220f.

[0170] Power for the CPU and I / O module 8210 is provided by a DC power supply 8230 and transmitted through positive conductor 8240a and negative conductor 8240b. Voltage sensors 8250a, 8250b, 8250c, 8250d send signals via conductors 8260a, 8260b, 8260c to the appropriate input modules. The signals are sent to the CPU, which can scan once per microsecond. The inputs are then scanned (8030) and, as the voltage changes, an AVR program is executed (8040) to compare the inputs to the desired range. If the inputs are out of range, the appropriate output is updated (8050) to the appropriate output actuator card, which, for example, sends a signal to relays 8220a and 8220b to open the relays to the three-phase leads L-2 and L-3, which causes the capacitors 8270, 8280 between the three-phase leads L-2 and L-3 to conduct. The same process can occur for each lead including L1-N, L2-N, L3-N, L1-2, L1-L2, L2-L3, and L1-L3.

[0171] FIG. 83 illustrates an excitation power supply control circuit 8300. When the phase output voltage of the relay control system 8200 drops, the actuator card 8310 sends a DC signal to the DC-DC power supplies 8330a, 8330b, and 8330c via conductors 8320a, 8320b, and 8320c. If there is an AC voltage drop, one or more of the control circuits 8340a, 8340b, and 8340c increase the DC input voltage to the output buses 8350a(-) and 8350b(+). This creates an output bus for an excitation relay, such as the excitation relay of FIG. 52. Power to the input bus 8360 is provided by a battery / capacitor with a charging interface of FIG. 57, 58. Conductor 8370a feeds DC-DC power supply (+) 8330a via lead 8370b, power supply 8330b via lead 8370c, and power supply 8330c via lead 8370d. Negative power supply 8380a feeds power supply 8330c via conductor 8380b, power supply 8330b via conductor 8380c, and power supply 8330a via conductor 8380d.

[0172] FIG. 84 illustrates a rotor impedance modulator control circuit 8400. The purpose and function of this system is to stabilize the stator output voltage by lowering and stabilizing the rotor impedance. One or more of the capacitors between the phase legs of the modulator core absorb energy from the magnetic field of the rotating motor three-phase motor. Power is absorbed during the first half of the cycle (180°) and power is returned to the system during the second half of the cycle (the second 180°). FIG. 84 is a diagrammatic depiction of rotor coils 1-16 with amperage loops or current transformers in place to detect the current flow that reflects the impedance of rotor coils 1-16. Although only the first quadrant of the rotor is detailed here, in an exemplary embodiment the circuit 8400 is applicable to all four quadrants. Each quadrant may include four poles. Rotor coils #1-8410 are observed by a current transformer 8420 connected to an input card 8430. According to the scanning method embodiment of Figure 80, the CPU 8210 scans the inputs once per microsecond (8030) and when the inputs change, the output sends an average output signal (8050) via 8440. The signal is the average of the processed signals coming from rotor coils 1-8410, 2-8450, 3-8460, 4-8470. The output signal opens the appropriate relays 8480, 8490, 8495 to connect the appropriate capacitance between the phase legs of the modulator core. The system is operated in a manner compatible with an Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR) program to maximize the output of the system.

[0173] The system can be turned on and off via a touchpad on the Human Machine Interface (HMI). The output signal goes to a series of relays, which open the power supply for the pole modules. The system can be turned off and on by the same switch.

[0174] The HES disclosed herein was independently tested and verified by a third party from DNV GL on 13-14 August 2019.

[0175] Although exemplary features of an apparatus for aligning magnetic domains to generate electrical power have been described, it will be understood that such configurations should not be construed to limit the invention to such features. The method for generating electrical power can be implemented in software, firmware, hardware, or a combination thereof. In one mode, the method is implemented in software as an executable program and executed by one or more special purpose or general purpose digital computers, such as personal computers (IBM compatible, Apple compatible, or other PCs), personal digital assistants, workstations, minicomputers, mainframe computers, and the like. The steps of the method can be performed by a server or computer on which the software modules reside or reside in part.

[0176] Generally, in terms of hardware architecture, such a computer includes a processor, memory, and one or more input and / or output (I / O) devices (or peripherals) communicatively coupled via a local connection interface, as is well understood by those skilled in the art. The local connection interface may be, for example and without limitation, one or more buses or other wired or wireless connections, as is known in the art. The local connection interface may have additional elements such as controllers, buffers (caches), drivers, repeaters, receivers, etc. to enable communication. Additionally, the local connection interface may include address, control, and / or data connections to enable appropriate communication between other computer components.

[0177] The processor can be programmed to perform the functions of the method of aligning magnetic domains to generate electrical power, and the like. A processor is a hardware device that executes software, particularly software stored in a memory. The processor can be any custom or commercially available processor, a main processing unit (CPU), an auxiliary processor among several processors associated with a computer, a semiconductor-based microprocessor (in the form of a microchip or chipset), a microprocessor, or generally any device that executes software instructions.

[0178] The memory is associated with the processor and may include any one or combination of volatile memory elements (e.g., random access memory (RAM, such as DRAM, SRAM, SDRAM, etc.)) and non-volatile memory elements (e.g., ROM, hard drives, tape, CD-ROM, etc.). Additionally, the memory may incorporate electronic, magnetic, optical, and / or other types of storage media. The memory may have a distributed architecture where various components are remote from each other but are still accessed by the processor.

[0179] The software in the memory may include one or more separate programs. The separate programs include an ordered list of executable instructions that perform logical functions to realize the functionality of the modules. In the examples described thus far, the software in the memory includes one or more components of a method and is executable on a suitable operating system (O / S).

[0180] The present disclosure may include components provided as a source program, an executable program (object code), a script, or any other entity that includes a set of instructions to be executed. In the case of a source program, the program must be translated by a compiler, assembler, interpreter, or the like associated with an O / S that may or may not be contained in memory to operate properly. Additionally, methods performed in accordance with the teachings may be expressed as (a) an object-oriented programming language having multiple types of data and methods, or (b) a procedural programming language having routines, subroutines, and / or functions, for example, but not limited to, C, C++, Pascal, Basic, Fortran, Cobol, Perl, Java, Ada.

[0181] It should be noted that if the method is implemented in software, such software can be stored on any computer-readable medium used by or in connection with any computer associated with the system or method. In the context of this teaching, a computer-readable medium is an electronic, magnetic, optical, or other physical device or means capable of containing or storing a computer program used by or in connection with a computer associated with the system or method. Any computer-readable medium used by or in connection with an instruction-executing system, device, or apparatus, such as a computer-based system, a processor-containing system, or other system, can embody such a configuration capable of fetching instructions from and executing such instruction-executing system, device, or apparatus. In the context of this disclosure, a "computer-readable medium" can be any means capable of storing, conveying, propagating, or transporting a program used by or in connection with an instruction-executing system, device, or apparatus. The computer readable medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, device, or propagation medium. Any process description or block in the diagram should be understood to represent a module, segment, or portion of code that includes one or more executable instructions that perform a particular logical function or step in a process, as will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art.

[0182] The above detailed description of the embodiments of the present disclosure is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present disclosure to the precise form disclosed. Although specific examples of the present disclosure have been described above for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will recognize that various modifications are possible within the scope of the present disclosure. For example, while processes and blocks have been shown in a particular order, different implementations may perform routines in a different order or use systems in which blocks are in a different order, and some processes or blocks may be deleted, supplemented, added, moved, separated, combined, and / or modified to provide different combinations or subcombinations. Each of these processes or blocks may be implemented in a variety of alternative ways. Also, while processes or blocks are sometimes shown as being performed in sequence, these processes or blocks may instead be performed or implemented in parallel, or may be performed at different times. Additionally, the results of processes or blocks may be non-persistently stored as a way to increase throughput and reduce processing demands.

Claims

1. a plurality of salient pole pieces (110) arranged around a support structure (130), a first end of each of the salient pole pieces (110) being attached to the support structure (130) and a second end of each of the salient pole pieces (110) facing outwardly away from the support structure (130), the salient pole pieces (110) comprising a ferromagnetic material and / or a paramagnetic material; and a plurality of electric wires (150) wound around each of the salient pole pieces (110); an excitation circuit configured to generate electricity by applying current to the wire (150) according to a predefined sequence to align magnetic domains in the salient pole pieces (110), such that the current applied to the wire (150) according to the predefined sequence provides a moving, polarized magnetic field with desired distinct magnetic poles, the strength of the moving, polarized magnetic field being proportional to the density of the magnetic domains in the material of the salient pole pieces (110); A solid-state electromagnetic rotor.

2. 2. The solid-state electromagnetic rotor of claim 1, wherein the plurality of salient pole pieces (110) are divided into N groups, and the salient pole pieces (110) within each group are configured to be sequentially excited to achieve a target frequency excitation cycle, each for a predetermined time and / or with a predefined delay between excitation of the salient pole pieces (110) of each group.

3. 3. The solid-state electromagnetic rotor of claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of electric wires (150) wound around each of the salient pole pieces (110) includes an inner electric wire proximal to the support structure (130) and an outer electric wire distal to the support structure (130), the inner electric wire and the outer electric wire being excited such that the salient pole pieces (110) form a dipole magnet.

4. A generator comprising a solid electromagnetic rotor (3300) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, A generator stator (2210) having a stator housing; wherein the solid-state electromagnetic rotor (3300) is disposed in or around and attached to the stator housing such that the magnetic flux field generated by the solid-state electromagnetic rotor (3300) excites stator coils (3020, 3030) to produce electrical power.

5. 5. The generator of claim 4, wherein the stator (2210) further comprises a cavity or a radial surface, and further comprises stator wires configured to direct power to an output port.

6. The generator of claim 5 , wherein the cavity of the stator (2210) is configured to receive the solid-state electromagnetic rotor.

7. The method further comprises: determining an excitation cycle based on a desired target frequency of the generator; a power supply for the excitation circuit connected to the electric wires (150) wound around the salient pole pieces (110) is turned on and off to excite the electric wires (150), and the magnetic domains of the salient pole pieces (110) in an N-th group among the N groups of the salient pole pieces (110) are aligned with a first polarity in a first half of the excitation cycle and aligned with a second polarity in a second half of the excitation cycle, according to a predefined sequence; The generator of claim 6 configured to perform one or more of the following:

8. The generator of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive a signal from a solid state frequency generator and determine the target frequency of the generator based on the signal.

9. 9. The generator of claim 7 or 8, wherein the processor is configured to sequentially turn on and off a plurality of switching elements of the excitation circuit within the excitation cycle.

10. The generator according to any one of claims 4 to 9, wherein a portion of the power output from the generator is fed back to the excitation circuit.

11. The generator of any one of claims 4 to 10, wherein a portion of the output electrical power is transferred to an energy storage device.

12. The generator of claim 11 , wherein the energy storage device comprises one of a battery and a capacitor, or a combination of the battery and the capacitor.

13. a plurality of said generator stators, each of said generator stators comprising a stator housing; a plurality of said solid-state electromagnetic rotors, each of said solid-state electromagnetic rotors being concentrically mounted in and / or to each of said stator housings in an alternating manner in either a rotor-stator-rotor-stator or a stator-rotor-stator-rotor manner; The generator according to any one of claims 4 to 12, further comprising:

14. A generator as claimed in any one of claims 4 to 13, wherein the stator housing comprises a motor stator housing.

15. The generator of claim 14 , wherein the motor stator housing comprises a four pole electric motor stator housing.

16. 16. The generator of claim 15, wherein the four pole electric motor stator housing includes a rotor insert, the rotor insert having conductors wound thereon in a four pole generator winding pattern.

17. 17. The generator of claim 16, wherein the four pole electric motor stator housing contains a motor stator winding having a four pole motor winding pattern.

18. 20. The generator of claim 17, wherein the motor stator winding is connected to the winding pattern of a four pole electric motor.

19. 18. The generator of claim 16 or 17, wherein the four-pole electric motor is configured to generate a four-pole rotating magnetic field at a predefined frequency.

20. 20. The generator of claim 19, wherein the predefined frequency is 1800 rpm for 60 Hz power from the generator and 1500 rpm for 50 Hz power from the generator.

21. 21. The generator of claim 20, wherein the four-pole rotating magnetic field generates a three-phase voltage within the rotor insert.

22. and an oscillation modulator for stabilizing the voltage and power output of the generator, the oscillation modulator comprising: a housing for the stator of the four pole electric motor including a rotor insert, the rotor insert having conductors wound thereon within the winding pattern of the four pole electric motor and connected in either a "high wye" connection, a "low wye" connection, or a delta connection; A generator according to any one of claims 16 to 21.

23. 23. The generator of claim 22, wherein leads from a rotor connection of the oscillation modulator are connected to a plurality of capacitors, and the motor stator is connected to a three phase output of the generator.

24. 24. The generator of claim 23, wherein three phase voltage and current from the rotor insert oscillates across the leads in and out of the capacitor, thereby stabilizing the power output of the generator.

25. A method of generating electrical power using a generator according to any one of claims 4 to 24, comprising the steps of: determining an excitation cycle based on a target frequency of the generator; executing said excitation cycle by applying current to one or more of said wires (150) according to a predefined sequence to align the magnetic domains of said salient pole pieces (110) of said rotor, thereby creating a developing, moving magnetic flux field; transferring a resultant current generated by the magnetic flux field to a power output; Including, the strength of the magnetic flux field develops and increases as the magnetic domains become aligned; A method wherein the maximum strength of the developing magnetic flux field is at least four times greater than the strength of the electromagnetic conditioning magnetic field that energizes the moving magnetic poles that power said stator (2210).

26. 26. The method of claim 25, further comprising the step of transferring a portion of the resulting current to an energy storage device.

27. 27. The method of claim 26, further comprising returning a portion of the electrical power output from the generator to the excitation circuit.

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